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ꒌ

yi syllable yyr

Yi Syllable Yyr

ꒌ is a Yi character in the Liangshan Nuosu script: it represents one syllable, and the surrounding Yi text supplies its meaning. Older Yi writing served ritual and practical manuscripts; the Liangshan standard was devised in 1974 and promulgated in 1980. Alone, it has no shared chat reaction.

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What ꒌ means

It represents one syllable in the standardized Liangshan Nuosu writing system.

The label Yyr is the standard's Latin-letter name for this syllable, not a word or translation. Its word meaning comes from the Yi text around it.

Nuosu tradition links the script's beginnings to Aki, a traditional figure associated with the Chinese Tang dynasty; the earliest surviving Yi script example is a bronze-bell inscription dated 1485. Older Yi writing was used for ritual, medicine, and genealogy in manuscripts handled by village ritual specialists. The modern Liangshan Nuosu standard was devised in 1974 and officially promulgated in 1980 for literacy and print; it does not cover every Yi language variety. Traditional Yi characters seem to have developed independently of Chinese characters; resemblance alone does not establish descent.

What does it mean when someone sends ꒌ alone?

Alone, it has no shared chat reaction.

Inside Yi text, read it as one syllable within its word and sentence. Without that context, it may simply be an unfamiliar script character; ask the sender what they meant.

Language-specific; used decoratively, it still reads as Yi writing to anyone who recognizes the script.

Alone, it gives other readers no clue what to answer.

What it means when someone sends it to you

2 readings
Inside a Yi-language sentence
One syllable within the surrounding Liangshan Nuosu text.
Sent alone without Yi context
An unfamiliar character; the sender's intent is unclear.

Don't confuse it with

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Questions people ask

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Is ꒌ an emoji?

No. It is a text character in Yi writing; its role is a syllable, not a universal reaction.

Why does ꒌ show as a box?

The active font likely lacks Yi Syllables coverage. Choose a font that includes glyphs for the Yi script.

How to type ꒌ

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType A48C, then Alt+X to get ꒌ.
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 yyr”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType a48c, then Enter or Space.
HTML
ꒌ
CSS
\A48C
How to type ꒌ on Windows
As of June 20, 2024, Windows' Yi IME accepts phonetic keys and offers candidates; select the one for this syllable.
Yi font
If it appears as a missing glyph, the active font may lack Yi Syllables coverage. Use a font that includes the Yi script.
Yi keyboard
Some dedicated Yi layouts enter syllables directly. A layout based on Yi radicals—the script's component shapes—may not map each full syllable to a key.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
ꒌ
HTML hex
ꒌ
CSS content
content: "\A48C";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EA%92%8C
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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.

Families this belongs to

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