Tangut Component 695

It names a cataloged part, not a word. The number 695 is an entry label in a modern system for describing Tangut characters; it is not a pronunciation, translation, or old Tangut title. It lets scholars point to a structural part of a larger character.

A component does not keep one fixed meaning in every character. In a complete Tangut character, parts can contribute meaning or sound in different ways, and their shapes can shift with position. Read the whole character or its dictionary analysis before assigning this part a meaning.

When did Tangut writing begin?

The Tangut script was created for Western Xia around 1036. It served official writing and Buddhist scriptures. Writing in it continued after the dynasty fell; the last known example is dated 1502. Component-695 belongs to a modern scholarly system for indexing and analyzing Tangut characters, not a name from the Tangut period.

How do I use or enter Tangut Component 695?

Use it as a component reference, not as a finished word. For a larger Tangut character, an Ideographic Description Sequence (IDS) or dictionary notation can make its internal layout explicit; placing components next to each other does not show how they fit.