Tangut Component 731

It has no fixed word meaning on its own. 𘫚 is a structural piece used to describe, analyze, and index larger Tangut characters. In a dictionary, a Tangut radical is a component used to file a complete character; its label helps locate the character, not translate it.

The Tangut script, also called the Xixia script, was commissioned around 1036 for state-building and to translate Buddhist and Chinese works. It was later used for Buddhist scriptures, Confucian texts, encyclopedias, military writing, and literature.

Its design drew on Chinese writing, but Tangut is a distinct script. It followed an earlier regional precedent: Khitan rulers had also commissioned a state script. Modern Tangut dictionaries do not share one standard component list, and scholars also use component sequences—formal notations that show how a complete character is built.

Why can it show as an empty box?

Yes; font coverage matters. A Tangut font must include Tangut Components for this glyph to display. Without that coverage, you may see an empty box or another missing-glyph mark; the character's identity has not changed.

As of 2026, BabelStone Tangut Yinchuan documentation lists the Tangut Components chart through Unicode 16.0. Coverage varies across fonts and releases.