Yi syllable Puox

It represents the Liangshan Yi syllable written as puox.

In the standard Liangshan romanization, Latin letters spell Yi syllables and mark their tones; the final x marks a secondary-high tone. The character needs its surrounding Yi word or sentence for an English translation.

How did Yi writing develop?

Yi writing developed through distinct regional traditions.

Inscriptions proposed as early Yi writing appear on objects from the Han period, but their reading is uncertain. An inscription on a bronze bell dated 1485 is identified as the earliest surviving example. Many manuscripts preserve older material but are themselves undated.

Local Yi writing traditions differ in their signs, shapes, sounds, meanings, and writing direction. Village priests passed down texts for ritual, magic, healing, and family histories; writing also appeared in formal inscriptions and administrative records. The modern standard for Liangshan Yi, also called Nuosu, is one branch, adapted from a traditional priestly script for wider literacy and schooling. It was devised in 1974 and officially promulgated in 1980.