What 𘦑 means
It is a Tangut character part, not a translatable word. Tangut, also called the Xixia script, was created for the Tangut language under Western Xia’s first emperor about 1036. It appeared in official and private writing, including Buddhist books and sutras.
Tangut writing continued during the Yuan and Ming dynasties, then had fallen out of use by the end of the Ming dynasty. In modern scholarship, components help sort and describe full Tangut characters; this one does not reveal a character’s meaning or pronunciation. Tangut writing drew on Chinese writing but is a distinct script.
How do I type a Tangut component?
Choose a Tangut input method with component or stroke lookup. Candidate-based tools show possible characters after you enter a component, strokes, a pronunciation, or a Cangjie-style code. Some lookup schemes call these parts radicals.
A browser-based Tangut IME guide in 2025 described methods built on RIME, an input-method framework; some required an added dictionary before candidates appeared. If you know the sound of a complete character, phonetic search can help find it; to identify a structural part, component or stroke search is more direct.
Alone, it belongs to specialist work on Tangut character structure and reference, not everyday wording.
A box usually signals missing Tangut font support, not a different component.
Questions people ask
2Why is this Tangut symbol displayed as a box?
Usually the app’s font lacks Tangut coverage. A browser-based Tangut IME guide reported in 2025 that some mobile apps did not render Tangut text, while a PC with a Tangut-capable font could.
Can a Tangut component show a character’s pronunciation?
No. Components help organize and describe characters; they are not reliable pronunciation guides. Use a Tangut dictionary or phonetic input lookup to find a reading.
How to type 𘦑
𘦑\18991Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.