U+A349 "ꍉ" Yi Syllable Zhap Unicode Character

U+A349 "ꍉ" Yi Syllable Zhap is a character from the modern Yi script, used primarily to write the Yi language (also known as Nuosu) spoken by the Yi ethnic group in southwestern China. This particular syllable represents the sound "zhap" and is part of the standardized set of 1,165 Yi syllables encoded in Unicode to support digital text and communication in the language. The character appears as a stylized, angular symbol with distinct strokes, derived from the traditional Liangshan Yi writing system, which was officially codified in the 1970s to promote literacy and cultural preservation.