Yi syllable quox

ꐅ writes one spoken syllable in Liangshan Yi.

The Liangshan Yi syllabary writes speech one syllable at a time. In Yi romanization, “quox” labels this syllable; it is not an English translation. The final “x” marks pitch, not an x sound.

Yi writing had locally varied forms before standardization. Bimo are Yi ritual specialists and priests; they used written forms in religious, magical, medical, and family-lineage texts. The modern Liangshan syllabary is for Liangshan Yi, not every language grouped as Yi. A bronze bell inscription dated 1485 is a securely dated example; claims of older inscriptions remain disputed.

How do I type ꐅ?

Use a Yi input method, enter “quox,” and select ꐅ from the candidates.

Yi Pinyin supplies the lookup key: enter the syllable's Latin spelling, then choose the matching Yi character from the candidate list. A standard keyboard layout does not produce this glyph with a single key.

Is ꐅ a Chinese character?

No. It is Yi writing, not a Han character.

Han characters are the signs used to write Chinese. Older Yi ideographs—signs associated with words or ideas—were not derived from Han characters, and the modern Liangshan syllabary grew from Yi writing.