Yi syllable zzu

It represents one syllable in the standardized Liangshan Yi script.

The Latin spelling “zzu” labels this Yi syllable; it is not a translation. Read it within the surrounding Nuosu word to understand that word's meaning.

Earlier Yi writing included local ideographic traditions: signs could represent words or ideas, and forms and writing directions varied. One traditional account credits Aki with devising the script during the Tang dynasty (618–907). Traditionally, village bimo (ritual specialists) passed down Yi religious, ritual, medical, and family-history texts. The earliest surviving dated monument is an Yi inscription on a bronze bell from 1485; paper or parchment manuscripts date to around 1500. The standardized Liangshan syllabary was devised in 1974 and officially promulgated in 1980 for one Yi variety.

How do I type ꋣ?

Use a Yi input method or Unicode entry.

A standard Latin keyboard does not turn zzu into ꋣ by itself; you need an input method that maps Yi syllables, or a Unicode-aware editor with hexadecimal entry. In source code, write \uA2E3.

Why does ꋣ show as a box?

The font being used may not contain the Yi glyph.

Select a font with Yi coverage or software that can fall back to one. Different fonts can draw the same character differently without changing its identity.