What 𘫫 means
It identifies a structural piece used to analyze Tangut characters.
Western Xia was a medieval state in northwestern China. Its first emperor created Tangut writing around 1036. The distinct script shows Chinese influence in its square style and appears in official records and Buddhist sutras.
Is 𘫫 a word?
No; treat it as a component, not a word.
Components can carry meaning or sound, with roles that vary between characters. Dictionaries use different component systems, so “radical” can be a lookup category, not a fixed meaning.
Scholars rediscovered Tangut in the late 19th century; researcher Nikolai Nevsky’s early 20th-century work helped decipher it.
Technical; it signals discussion of Tangut writing.
Do not read it as a word.
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Who writes 𘫫
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘫫 look blank?
It can. A font without Tangut support may show a box or blank square; the character identity stays the same.
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𘫫\18AEBCodes and encoding1 code points
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