What 𘢫 means
Use a Unicode escape for U188AB in source code.
A Unicode escape writes a character by its numbered value. In Python, use \U000188AB; in JavaScript, use \u{188AB}. HTML markup can use 𘢫. A text editor's numeric-entry keystrokes depend on the app.
UTF-16 stores this character as two code units, U+D822 and U+DCAB, called a surrogate pair. Keep them together: splitting the pair breaks the character.
What does 𘢫 do in a Tangut dictionary?
It is a structural lookup piece, not a word.
A Tangut component is a catalogued part used to sort or find complete Tangut characters. The component assignment is structural, not a fixed meaning clue; the number 172 labels the entry and gives no reading.
Accounts of the script's creation differ: some attribute it to ruler Li Yuanhao, while others credit his official Yeli Renrong with designing or organizing it. The script entered official use in 1036 and served the Western Xia state (1038–1227), a kingdom in northwestern China. Component 172 is a Unicode catalog entry; those histories concern the script, not this numbered entry.
Technical, for Tangut dictionaries, Unicode text handling, or font checks; it is not a conversational word.
The number is a catalog label; it does not translate a full Tangut character.
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Who writes 𘢫
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘢫 appear as a box?
The active font or app may not have a Tangut glyph for this text character. A Tangut-capable font or text stack should render it.
How to type or find 𘢫
- Search it as
- Tangut component 172 · Tangut components · Tangut radical · Xixia script · Tangut Unicode · U+188AB · UTF-16 surrogate pair
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘢫\188AB\U000188AB in a Python string literal.\u{188AB} in a JavaScript string literal.U+D822 U+DCAB is the surrogate pair for one character; keep the two code units together.𘢫 in HTML markup.Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.


