What 𘫹 means
No: it labels a reusable part in the Tangut character system.
Tangut components let specialists classify and describe recurring parts of characters. Their role in this reference system does not give them an independent dictionary meaning.
The full character that contains 𘫹 shows whether this component helps mark structure, sound, or meaning.
Why are Tangut components recorded separately?
They give references a consistent way to describe Tangut character parts.
The encoding proposal cites a copy of Homonyms, a Tangut reference book printed from carved wooden blocks, as the historical source for 𘫹. The copy was sold at auction in Beijing in November 2014. Folios 4–5 list components by position or type, and the proposal identifies 𘫹 as one of seven additional components from that text. The auction date concerns the book's modern record, not the component's origin.
Tangut writing appears in Buddhist scriptures and translations of Confucian, military, encyclopedic, and literary works. Unicode's component inventory draws on systems in multiple dictionaries and publications, giving researchers a consistent way to describe Tangut character parts.
A scholarly component sign used to analyze Tangut characters.
Do not assign it a word translation by itself; read it inside its full Tangut character.
Part of the collection
Who writes 𘫹
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘫹 show as a square?
The font in use may not include this Tangut glyph. Choose a font with Tangut coverage; the square is a missing-glyph placeholder, not 𘫹.
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How to type or find 𘫹
- Search it as
- Tangut components · Tangut character parts · Tangut component list · Tangut component inventory · Tangut script parts · Homonyms Tangut · U+18AF9
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘫹\18AF9Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.