What 𘧮 means
It is a structural part for indexing and describing Tangut characters.
Scholars use Tangut components to group characters in dictionaries and analyze how they are built. An Ideographic Description Sequence (IDS) is a short written formula showing a character’s parts and layout; a component can be one piece of it. Read 𘧮 in this structural role, not as a complete Tangut word.
When did the Tangut script begin?
It was commissioned in 1036 by Western Xia ruler Li Yuanhao.
Western Xia was a Tangut state in northwestern China. The script supported state-building and a distinct Tangut identity; its design drew on Chinese writing and followed neighboring Khitan script-making, yet remained its own system. It was used for Buddhist scriptures, translations of Chinese classics, encyclopedias, military works, and literature.
A Tangut text fragment found among the ruins of Khara-khoto, in present-day Inner Mongolia, is undated but probably from the 12th or early 13th century.
Specialist and reference-oriented: it points to Tangut character structure or a dictionary’s filing system.
Do not translate the component alone as a complete Tangut word.
Part of the collection
Who writes 𘧮
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsA specialist component token, not a full Tangut word.
Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘧮 show as a box on some devices?
Not every system ships a font for the Tangut Components block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.
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How to type or find 𘧮
- Search it as
- Tangut radical 𘧮 · Xixia component · Tangut character parts
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘧮\189EECodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.