What 𗂻 means
It has a reconstructed reading, but no fixed chat meaning.
𗂻 is one character in Tangut writing, a historical script for the Tangut language. Its Unicode name identifies it for computers; it does not translate the Tangut word.
A community-maintained LFW2008 data table gives the scholarly reconstruction dwej¹. That specialist Latin spelling records a reconstructed reading, not an English definition; the digitized dictionary index marks entry 2922 as a cross-reference, so do not turn it into a guessed gloss.
Why does 𗂻 look Chinese?
It was inspired by Chinese writing, but it is a separate script.
Tangut writing emerged as a state project around 1036 CE under Western Xia rule. It served the Tangut language, Buddhist scripture translation, and a distinct political identity.
Its forms and structure were inspired by Chinese writing traditions, but Tangut is not derived from Han characters. Surviving material includes Buddhist books, official and legal texts, inscriptions, and Chinese translations. After Western Xia fell, the script continued in Yuan and Ming religious and manuscript contexts, becoming obsolete by the end of the Ming period.
Will it display correctly?
Only a font with Tangut coverage can draw it reliably.
This is a text character, so its appearance comes from the active font. If that font lacks Tangut coverage, the message may show a missing-glyph box; adding coverage fixes display but cannot reveal an unknown reading.
The Rime Xunpin project documents phonetic, stroke, and four-corner input for Tangut and requires a Tangut font. That is a specialist input route, not a normal phone-keyboard shortcut.
Historical and specialist; it signals interest in the script, not a conventional emotional tone.
Do not turn dwej¹ or its shape into a confident English gloss.
Who writes 𗂻
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsA Tangut-language character; its reconstructed reading and sentence context guide interpretation.
Don't confuse it with
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Related characters
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Questions people ask
2How is 𗂻 pronounced?
A scholarly reconstruction records its reading as dwej¹. This specialist Latin spelling represents a reconstructed Tangut reading, not an English definition.
Why does 𗂻 show as a box?
A missing Tangut font is the usual cause. Choose a font with Tangut coverage; the character remains valid text even when its glyph is unavailable.
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How to type or find 𗂻
- Also called
- tangut character · tangut glyph · xixia character
- Search it as
- tangut · xixia · dwej · glyph · character · font · rime · tofu
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗂻\170BBCodes and encoding1 code points
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