What 𗀾 means
It means “cup” in Tangut. It appears in the 12th century in Wénhǎi (“Sea of Writing”) and Tóngyīn (“Homophones”), Tangut dictionaries.
Tangut writing developed in the 11th century for the Western Xia state's language and official records. It also marked the state's cultural independence while Chinese writing continued alongside it. The earliest surviving Tangut document dates to 1072.
Historical and specialist; understanding its gloss requires knowing the Tangut language.
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗀾 show as a box on some devices?
Not every system ships a font for the Tangut block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.
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How to type or find 𗀾
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- cup · Tangut cup · Tangut character · Tangut script · Western Xia script · Tangut font · Noto Serif Tangut
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗀾\1703ECodes and encoding1 code points
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