What 𘨯 means
It is a catalog part, not a complete Tangut word.
Tangut component 560 appears in indexes and IDS (Ideographic Description Sequences), strings that describe a larger character's parts. “560” is its catalog label, not a pronunciation.
Where did Tangut writing come from?
Under Western Xia's first emperor, Tangut writing took shape around 1036 for government and Buddhist texts, plus secular and private writing. It was a distinct script influenced by Chinese writing; its makers followed earlier Khitan script-making. Khara-Khoto, a former Tangut city, preserves manuscripts and prints from the 12th and early 13th centuries. Tangut remained in use under the Yuan and Ming dynasties before becoming obsolete.
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Who writes 𘨯
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘨯 show as a box?
A font without Tangut Components coverage cannot draw the glyph. The box means the font lacks its glyph, not that this is another character.
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How to type or find 𘨯
- Search it as
- Tangut IDS · Tangut components · Xixia script · 𘨯
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘨯\18A2FCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.