What 𘡿 means
It has no standalone meaning or reading. In Xixia-script catalogues, this Tangut lookup component helps scholars index characters. Dictionaries use different component systems, so it is not a universal index. The 128 label identifies the component, not its sound.
When was Tangut writing created?
It was created around 1036–37 for Western Xia (Xixia) state records. An official document sent to Guazhou in 1072 is the earliest surviving Tangut text. Connections with Chinese writing are recognized. Khitan writing was another regional tradition; the extent of Khitan influence on Tangut remains debated. Yuan-period sources include substantial Buddhist texts.
Specialist cataloguing glyph; it marks Tangut-script indexing or encoding, not ordinary prose.
Do not treat it as a standalone word or reading.
Questions people ask
1Why does 𘡿 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.
How to type 𘡿
𘡿\1887FCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.