What 𘧌 means
No. It is a structural piece used to analyze full Tangut characters.
Tangut component collections bring together structural pieces used by different dictionaries and scholars to sort, describe and analyze full written characters. Many also serve as radicals, the headings under which reference works file whole characters.
The Tangut script, also called Xixia writing, was devised around 1036 to write the Tangut language for the Western Xia state in northwestern China. It was used in official and literary texts and for Buddhist scriptures. The complete character 𘒣 is indexed under 𘧌 and is glossed as “say,” “talk,” “report,” “words/language” or “speech”; those meanings belong to 𘒣 as a whole.
Why does 𘧌 look different in different fonts?
Fonts choose the drawing; the character stays the same.
Unicode’s reference chart shows a sample, not a required design, so Tangut fonts can draw the component differently. Without a Tangut-capable font, an app may show a missing-glyph box or fallback mark; the display changes, not the underlying character.
It belongs in Tangut script references and character breakdowns; alone in a message, it reads as a specimen or index label.
Do not translate 𘧌 alone; read the complete Tangut character.
Part of the collection
Who writes 𘧌
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsTreat it as a component specimen or index label, not a translated Tangut word.
Questions people ask
1Why does 𘧌 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 𘧌
- Search it as
- Tangut radical 461 · Tangut component meaning · Xixia script · Tangut character component
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘧌\189CCCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.