Tangut Component-350

It is a Tangut component, not a word on its own.

Components are pieces used to index and analyze full Tangut ideographs. In an Ideographic Description Sequence (IDS), a compact formula showing how a character’s parts fit together, 𘥝 is a notation element rather than a complete character to read or translate alone. A component’s role depends on its place in the whole character.

Tangut, also called Xixia, was created by Western Xia emperor Li Yuanhao in 1036 for a Tangut Buddhist scripture collection and a distinct state identity from Song China. Its principles of character composition were inspired by Chinese writing, but Tangut is a separate script. Tangut writing continued after the Mongol conquest and disappeared by the end of the Ming dynasty. A manuscript from Khara-Khoto, a ruined site in Inner Mongolia, probably dates to the 12th or early 13th century. Scholars rediscovered the script in the late 19th century.