Yi syllable zhux

It represents one tone-marked syllable in the Liangshan Yi script.

Liangshan is a Yi-speaking region in southwest China. In its standard Latin spelling, zhux, the final x marks secondary-high tone. This spelling labels the syllable; it is not a translation, and surrounding Yi text gives the meaning of the word.

A traditional origin story names Aki. The earliest surviving dated Yi inscription is from 1485: a text in Yi and Chinese on a bronze bell. Village priests used traditional Yi writing for religious, magical, medical, and genealogical texts. The modern Liangshan standard was devised in 1974 and officially promulgated in 1980 as a sound-based spelling system for the Liangshan dialect.

Does this spelling work for every Yi variety?

No; ꍖ belongs to the Liangshan standard.

Traditional Yi writing had regional forms that varied in shape, pronunciation, and meaning; it was not one unified spelling system. The modern standard writes the Liangshan dialect and cannot replace characters from every other Yi variety.

Yi is an independent script tradition, rather than a descendant of Han characters or the neighboring Tibetan, Burmese, or Tai alphabets.

How do I type ꍖ?

Use a Yi input method and select the zhux candidate.

A Yi input method converts Latin-letter phoneme input into Yi-character candidates; choose zhux. In Windows, add the Yi input method, enter the syllable with Latin keys, and select its matching candidate.