𗀓 Tangut Ideograph-17013

What 𗀓 means

It means “to request” or “to beg” in Tangut.

The character appears in the 12th-century Homophones, a Tangut book that pairs pronunciations. Tangut script was established around 1036 under Western Xia imperial authority for the Tangut language and state life; it served official documents, Buddhist translations, dictionaries, and inscriptions. Tangut writing continued under later dynasties after Western Xia fell in 1227; two 1502 dhāraṇī pillars—Buddhist pillars bearing sacred-text inscriptions—are later examples.

Tangut has a square, stroke-built look also familiar from Chinese characters, but 𗀓 belongs to the separate Tangut script. Alone in casual chat, it is best read as a historical specimen or specialist reference unless the surrounding message supplies Tangut text.

Why does 𗀓 look different in old sources?

Some historical prints record a different glyph form.

A 2016 Unicode working-group report compares the chart form with old prints. The chart has one dot to the right of the Z-shaped stroke and a central vertical reaching into it; some prints add another central dot and shorten the vertical. Those differences do not by themselves mark a different character.

Historical and specialist; opaque as a standalone message unless the reader knows Tangut.

It is not a general modern “please”; a reader needs Tangut context.

Who writes 𗀓

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What it means when someone sends it to you

4 readings

Best treated as a historical specimen or specialist reference unless the surrounding message supplies Tangut context.

Questions people ask

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Can I send 𗀓 to mean please?

No. It is a historical Tangut word, not a general politeness marker; a recipient needs Tangut context to read it as a request.

Why does 𗀓 show as a box?

Not always. A box usually means the selected font lacks Tangut coverage; use a Tangut-capable font.

Why does 𗀓 differ in old printed sources?

They can. Some old prints add a central dot and shorten a vertical stroke compared with the chart form; this documented glyph variation does not by itself indicate another character.