What 𗁦 means
It is glossed as “to raise”—to lift or elevate.
Li Fanwen’s index lists 𗁦 as Tangut dictionary entry 3506, glossed “to raise.” The surrounding words show how the gloss fits the sentence.
Tangut was one of Western Xia’s official languages; Western Xia was a kingdom in northwest China. The Tangut script of Western Xia developed in the 11th century, modelled on Chinese and Khitan scripts, for government documents, law codes, and Buddhist translations. As of 2023, the latest known Tangut inscription dates to 1502.
Historical and specialist, from Tangut texts.
A box means the font may lack Tangut coverage; the text is still there.
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗁦 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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- Tangut · Xixia · Western Xia · raise · elevate · 3506 · 17066
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𗁦\17066Codes and encoding1 code points
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