Tangut Component-142

By itself, it is a structural label, not a translated Tangut word.

Component-142 is a recurring part used inside larger Tangut characters. If you ask, “Is Tangut Component-142 a word or a component?” choose component: alone, it has no reliable translation.

The Tangut script, also called Xixia writing, was introduced in 1036 to write the Tangut language. Surviving books include law, religion, dictionaries, translations, and literature. As of 2026, standard references use this sign structurally or as a dictionary index heading, not as a word with its own reading.

Why is Tangut Component-142 in Unicode?

It preserves a scholarly building block for indexing and analysis.

Scholars use components to describe how full Tangut characters are built and to index dictionary entries. Component inventories differ by scholar, so 142 is a catalogue label in Unicode’s set, not a historical rank or a translation.

In 2020, a Unicode glyph-correction proposal noted that primary sources show Component-142’s final under-stroke shorter than in an earlier code-chart font. If the Tangut Component-142 font looks different, check the font before treating the shape as a different character; a missing box points to missing font coverage.