What ꀺ means
It writes a Nuosu syllable, not an English translation.
Yi writing varied by region; the earliest securely dated surviving example is an inscription on a bronze bell from 1485. Bimo (Yi ritual specialists) used traditional forms in religious, magical, medical and family-history texts. Devised in 1974 and promulgated in 1980, the Liangshan standard covers Nuosu, one Yi language, not every Yi language. The script is distinct from Han Chinese writing and was not derived from Han characters.
Don't confuse it with
4Questions people ask
1Is ꀺ the Greek pi symbol?
No. ꀺ is a Yi syllable sign; Greek π is a separate letter, despite the shared Latin spelling “pi.”
How to type ꀺ
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType A03A, then Alt+X to get ꀺ.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “yi syllable pi”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType a03a, then Enter or Space.
HTML
ꀺCSS
\A03AWindows Yi IME
Enter romanized “pi,” select the intended Yi candidate, and confirm with Enter or Space. Microsoft’s instructions were updated 2024-06-20.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
ꀺ
HTML hex
ꀺ
CSS content
content: "\A03A";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EA%80%BA
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.