What 𘤷 means
It marks a unit in Tangut character analysis.
Tangut components are used to describe and index full characters. They can also appear in an Ideographic Description Sequence (IDS), a short formula that shows how a character is built. Here, 312 is an inventory number, not a pronunciation.
When was Tangut writing used?
It spread in 1036 and outlasted Western Xia.
Tangut writing was disseminated in 1036 under Li Yuanhao, ruler of Western Xia, and used for government writing and Buddhist translations. It remained in use after the state fell in 1227; a known pair of Buddhist pillars bearing Tangut inscriptions was erected in 1502.
Tangut writing uses structural ideas also found in Chinese character analysis, but it is a distinct script; this number belongs to a Tangut analysis inventory.
Where is 𘤷 useful?
Use it in technical work on Tangut characters.
Dictionary indexes and character descriptions can use components to identify parts; font testing can check whether a system displays the glyph. Someone looking for a whole Tangut word needs the complete character, not this inventory entry.
Technical and scholarly; suited to Tangut dictionaries, IDS descriptions, character analysis, and font testing.
Alone, it does not communicate a whole Tangut word.
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Who writes 𘤷
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Questions people ask
1Why does Tangut component 312 show as a box?
It can. If the selected font or app has no Tangut glyph for 𘤷, it may show a box or blank. This reflects display support; the encoded character remains the same.
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How to type or find 𘤷
- Search it as
- Tangut components · Tangut radical · Xixia script · Tangut script · Tangut IDS · ideographic description sequence
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘤷\18937Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.