Tangut Component 245

It is a component, not a whole character with its own word meaning. Scholars use pieces like this to locate or analyze complete Tangut characters. A standard keyboard layout usually will not offer it.

Tangut writing was created in 1036 under the first emperor of Western Xia, the Tangut state. The project served two linked purposes: producing a Tangut Buddhist scripture collection and marking a state identity distinct from Song China. The script borrowed Chinese visual and character-building ideas without deriving from Chinese, and its creators followed the Khitan, a neighboring people who already had state writing.

Why is this component in a Tangut dictionary?

It is a lookup cue, not a translation. A radical is a recurring part used as a dictionary heading. Different Tangut indexes choose different component sets, so their headings do not always agree. One index gives Tangut radical 245 its own heading.

A Tangut wordbook analysis places 𘣴 beside a complete character glossed “to encircle.” That gloss belongs to the complete character, not this component. Inside a historical character it forms part of the written shape; in modern scholarship, it helps researchers describe that shape.

Why does 𘣴 show as a box?

A box usually means your font lacks Tangut support. As of 2026, coverage is uneven: LastResort is listed as covering the whole Tangut Components block, while Xunpin's setup calls for a dedicated Tangut font such as Tangut N4694. The box means the font cannot draw the character.