What 𘡩 means
It is a piece used to describe and index larger Tangut characters.
Different modern scholarly indexes use different component sets. “106” is an encoded inventory number, not an ancient Tangut name.
Tangut adapted some Chinese writing principles but has its own script and components. This component is not a Chinese radical; Tangut script-making also belongs to a wider regional history that includes earlier Khitan state scripts.
Why was the Tangut script created?
It served Western Xia as a state script. Created around 1036 under the first Western Xia emperor, it supported Buddhist texts in Tangut and a distinct state identity alongside Song China.
A manuscript example from Khara-Khoto probably dates to the 12th or early 13th century.
After Western Xia fell, Tangut continued under Yuan and Ming rule before becoming obsolete.
What does it mean if someone sends it alone?
Read it as a component reference or a display test. It has no standalone word translation. A message containing only 𘡩 may identify the Tangut component, demonstrate Unicode text, or test font rendering; ask the sender if they intended more.
Technical and specialist; alone, it reads as a Tangut component reference.
The “tree” gloss belongs to 𗝠, not to every character containing 𘡩.
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Who writes 𘡩
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Questions people ask
2Why does Tangut component 106 show as a box?
A missing-glyph box means the active font lacks Tangut coverage. Select a Tangut-capable font to display it; the character's Unicode identity stays the same.
Is Tangut component 106 a Chinese radical?
No. Tangut adapted some Chinese writing principles, but this is a Tangut component in Tangut-specific inventories, not one of Chinese writing's radicals. Similar structure does not make the systems interchangeable.
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How to type or find 𘡩
- Search it as
- tangut · xixia · xixiawen · tangut tree radical · tangut radical 106 · 18869 · U+18869
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘡩\18869Codes and encoding1 code points
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