Tangut Component-065

For source code, use your language’s Unicode escape for U+18840.

The exact escape syntax depends on the programming language. In HTML, use the numeric character reference 𘡀.

What does 𘡀 mean?

It is a Tangut component, not a standalone word.

A component is a reusable piece scholars use to describe or find larger Tangut characters. By itself, 𘡀 has no fixed word translation; the complete character carries the lexical meaning.

The Tangut script was created for the Western Xia state, also called Xixia. Writing is attested from the 11th century, appears in Buddhist texts, and has known use reaching 1502.

Where does 𘡀 appear in a complete character?

It is documented in the middle of 𗊱.

The complete Tangut character 𗊱 is listed with the meaning “poetry.” Its whole form carries the word; 𘡀 identifies one piece in its construction.

Western Xia-era dictionaries did not organize entries by radicals, shared parts used to group characters. Later dictionaries use components and radicals as lookup aids. Unicode ideographic description sequences record how pieces combine into a character. Tangut drew on Chinese-influenced character-building ideas while remaining a distinct script.