What 𗁍 means
It is a Tangut spelling used in a surname transcription.
In one recorded surname transcription, 𗁍 corresponds to 部 in Middle Chinese, a historical stage of Chinese. The glyphs belong to different writing systems, so they are related in this use but cannot replace one another.
Tangut writing was developed under Western Xia authority for official and literary work, and Tangut texts include translations from Chinese and Tibetan. Tangut reference works Sea of Writing and Homophones cite 𗁍 in the 12th century.
Why can 𗁍 look different across fonts?
A supporting font draws its shape.
A font with Tangut support supplies the strokes, so different fonts can give 𗁍 different designs.
To type 𗁍, use an input method that accepts hexadecimal Unicode values and enter 1704D; the keystrokes depend on the operating system.
This is historical Tangut writing with a specialist use; without context, it may read as an unfamiliar glyph.
Add a brief explanation if readers need to recognize its surname use.
Who writes 𗁍
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Questions people ask
1How is 𗁍 pronounced?
Scholarly reconstructions give readings such as bju¹, ¹bu₃, and mbi̯u¹. These are specialist notations for reconstructed Tangut readings; the marks are part of the notation.
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How to type or find 𗁍
- Search it as
- bju · mbiu · bu · 部 · surname · xixia · 西夏 · 1704d
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗁍\1704DCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.