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𘧧

tangut component-488

Tangut Component-488

𘧧 is a building block in Tangut writing, the script used by the Western Xia state; it is not a standalone word with a dependable translation. Scholars use Tangut components to index and describe larger characters. Tangut writing served state and translation work from 1036 and appeared in Buddhist printing during the Yuan period.

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What 𘧧 means

No: it is a character component, not a complete word.

A component is a structural part of a Tangut character. Scholars use components to find characters in dictionaries; alone, 𘧧 has no dependable one-word translation.

An Ideographic Description Sequence (IDS) shows how a Tangut character is built from parts. A component's structural role can change with its position and combination.

Specialist notation for Tangut character reference and analysis.

Do not translate 𘧧 alone; identify the full Tangut character it helps describe.

Questions people ask

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Does number 488 give 𘧧 an old Tangut meaning?

No. It is part of Unicode's sequential component label, an index rather than an ancient gloss.

How to type 𘧧

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 189E7, then Alt+X to get 𘧧.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “tangut component-488”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 189e7, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𘧧
CSS
\189E7
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𘧧
HTML hex
𘧧
CSS content
content: "\189E7";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%98%A7%A7
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On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

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