Tangut Component 003

𘠂 is a Tangut script component used to describe or index parts of larger characters, not a standalone word with its own reading. The script was developed around 1036 for Western Xia state purposes, including Buddhist translations; its earliest transmitted document is dated 1072, and surviving writing is attested as late as 1502. Tangut writing drew on Chinese and earlier Khitan traditions while forming a distinct script.