What 𗁽 means
Read 𗁽 through Tangut text; its Unicode label is only an identifier.
Tangut was a separate language written in its own script. Its characters resemble Chinese ideographs, but they write Tangut, not Chinese. To identify the word represented by 𗁽, use a Tangut dictionary or translate the surrounding sentence; the codepoint label cannot supply a gloss.
The Tangut script was created under the first emperor of Western Xia around 1036. The earliest transmitted Tangut document is an official dispatch to a military inspector, dated 1072; a stele (an inscribed stone monument) at Liangzhou Ganying Pagoda was erected in 1094. After the Mongol conquest in the 13th century, Tangut writing continued through the Yuan and Ming dynasties, but it was obsolete by the end of the Ming dynasty.
Can I use 𗁽 in a message?
Use a translation if the reader needs the word.
A reader who cannot read Tangut will not get the represented word from the glyph alone. In a message where comprehension matters, include a translation or explain that it refers to Tangut writing.
Historical Tangut writing; the surrounding text, not the glyph's appearance, gives its gloss.
A Chinese-like form does not make this a Chinese character.
Who writes 𗁽
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsUse the translation and surrounding sentence to identify the word this character writes.
Questions people ask
2Why does 𗁽 show as a box?
The display font may lack Tangut coverage. A box is a font fallback, not evidence that the character is invalid.
Is 𗁽 Chinese?
No. It writes Tangut, a separate language. Its resemblance to Chinese ideographs is visual, not a shared language.
How to type or find 𗁽
- Search it as
- Tangut · Xixia · Tangut character · Tangut font · Tangut input method · U+1707D
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗁽\1707DCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.



