What 𘠋 means
No: it classifies Tangut characters; it is not a word by itself. Scholars use this numbered component to describe and index Tangut writing. It has no fixed dictionary meaning on its own; its role comes from the larger character.
The Tangut script was created in 1036 for the Western Xia (Xixia) state, supporting state-building, including a Buddhist canon—a collection of scriptures—and an identity distinct from Song China. It drew on Chinese writing and the neighboring Khitan tradition. Manuscripts from the 12th or early 13th century preserve Buddhist writings and secular works translated into Tangut. Those dates describe the script’s historical record, not the origin of this numbered scholarly component.
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Who writes 𘠋
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘠋 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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How to type or find 𘠋
- Search it as
- Tangut · Xixia · Tangut 012 · U+1880B
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘠋\1880BCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.