What 𘤂 means
It has no standalone meaning as a word. In Xixia writing, Tangut components are pieces used to index and describe whole characters, including written breakdowns that show how a character is assembled. The component label identifies a piece; the complete character carries the word and its meaning.
The Tangut script was disseminated in 1036 for writing the Tangut language in Western Xia (Xixia), a medieval state in northern China. Surviving texts include Buddhist works and secular writing. After Western Xia fell in 1227, written use continued into the Ming dynasty. A proposed connection to Khitan, another medieval script used in northern China, rests on both scripts' use of character parts; that link remains uncertain.
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Who writes 𘤂
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘤂 show as a box?
A box means the active font cannot render this character. A font with Tangut Components coverage should display it.
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How to type or find 𘤂
- Also called
- Tangut radical 259
- Search it as
- xixia · tangut · Tangut component · Tangut radical · component 259 · Tangut font · tofu
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘤂\18902Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.