Tangut Component-144

It is a component inside larger Tangut characters, not a word. On its own, 𘢏 has no complete Tangut word translation; in a full character, components can contribute structure, meaning, or sound.

Tangut writing was created in 1036 under Emperor Li Yuanhao as part of Western Xia (Xixia) state-building. It served a Tangut Buddhist canon and a written identity distinct from Song China; it also carried translations of Chinese and Tibetan works.

Tangut writing drew visual and structural inspiration from Chinese writing and had historical links to Khitan scripts. A Khara-Khoto manuscript fragment held by the British Library is undated but probably from the 12th or early 13th century, placing Tangut in its later manuscript life.

Why does 𘢏 look different?

The strokes are normally joined. The expected form connects them; a form with separated strokes may be orthographically wrong. At small sizes, a font or scan can hide a fine join, so inspect the inside of the glyph as well as its outline.

𘫼 (Component 765) is a documented variant of 𘢏. Component 141, 𘢌, is a separate close visual lookalike. Historical material after the Western Xia period can differ over the joins.

How do I type Tangut component-144?

Use a Tangut-aware input method. As of 2026, BabelPad lists a Tangut stroke-code method that covers components; choose this entry by its stroke pattern. An editor without a Tangut font may show a missing-glyph box even when the text is encoded correctly.