What 𗂓 means
It is a Tangut character used in surname transcription.
One scholarly reconstruction writes its Tangut reading as tew¹. Tangut dictionaries record it as a sound-based spelling for the Middle Chinese surnames 竇 and 斗; it does not translate their meanings.
References to this exact sign appear in Tangut dictionaries from the 12th century. The script was created under Western Xia around 1036 for official, cultural, and religious writing. It continued after the dynasty, with written use documented through 1502.
Is 𗂓 Chinese or Tangut?
Tangut is a separate script, not Chinese.
Tangut characters have square, character-like forms influenced by Chinese writing. Here, the connection to 竇 and 斗 is their surname sounds; those Chinese characters are not alternate forms of 𗂓.
How can I type 𗂓?
Use a Unicode character input method that supports U17093.
Enter U17093 with your device’s Unicode input method, if supported. If the character appears as a box, the text can still be intact: the installed font may lack Tangut glyphs.
At home in historical Tangut texts, dictionaries, and script samples; alone in a message, it gives little context.
It is Tangut; a Chinese-like shape does not make it a Chinese character.
Who writes 𗂓
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsIt marks a reconstructed historical reading; one scholarly notation is tew¹.
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Questions people ask
1Does a box mean 𗂓 is broken?
No. The font may not include Tangut glyphs, even when the text itself still contains the character.
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How to type or find 𗂓
- Search it as
- Tangut surname · Tangut character meaning · Xixia script · Tangut font · type Tangut character · Tangut tew reading
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗂓\17093Codes and encoding1 code points
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