What 𘣭 means
It is an analysis unit, not a translation. The number labels an entry in a Tangut component index. Scholars use these parts to catalogue Tangut characters and describe how they are built. Some lists also use a part as a lookup radical: the key used to find a character in a reference book. Classifications differ, and a component's role can vary by character.
𘣭 belongs to Tangut writing, not Chinese writing. Tangut is a distinct script made for the Tangut language and used under the Western Xia dynasty in Buddhist, legal, and literary texts. Its design drew on Chinese writing and the neighboring Khitan script, but it remained a separate system.
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Who writes 𘣭
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Questions people ask
1Why does this Tangut glyph show as a box?
That is a missing-glyph box: the text can be valid while the font used by the app lacks Tangut coverage. A font that supports Tangut characters can display it.
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How to type or find 𘣭
- Search it as
- Tangut comp 238 · U+188ED · Tangut radicals · Tangut character · Tangut glyph · Tangut script · Tangut font · Xixia script
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘣭\188EDCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.