What 𘭭 means
𘭭 is the Khitan numeral for six. It is a logogram, a sign for a word or meaning; phonograms in the script represent sounds.
Yelü Diela developed it around 925 to write Khitan, drawing on Uyghur writing and Chinese-character elements. The earliest surviving inscriptions are mid-11th-century epitaphs, carved texts on tombstones. After Liao fell, Jurchen rulers used Khitan scripts under Jin and adapted their models into Jurchen writing; official Khitan-script writing ended by order in 1191.
Why are there two forms of six?
Khitan numerals one through nine had dotted and undotted forms. The dot is thought to mark masculine forms; undotted forms could be feminine or gender-neutral and were used for dates.
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘭭 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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