What 𗃩 means
The Unicode label identifies the character, not its Tangut word.
TANGUT IDEOGRAPH-170E9 is generated from the code point, so it is a technical identifier rather than a dictionary translation. As of 2026, Tangut lexicons give several scholarly reconstructed readings for this exact character but no settled English gloss. Read it in the surrounding Tangut word and sentence rather than guessing from the label.
Why was the Tangut script made?
Western Xia created it for state identity and Buddhist translation.
Ruler Li Yuanhao ordered the script's creation in 1036. It gave the Western Xia state a distinct written identity and enabled Buddhist sacred texts to be translated into Tangut. Surviving books also include laws, official and private records, works tied to Confucian teaching, military treatises, and literature.
After Western Xia fell, the Tangut script continued under the Yuan and Ming dynasties, then fell out of use by the end of the Ming dynasty. Its forms were influenced by Chinese and Khitan writing, another historical script, but Tangut is separate from Chinese.
How can I type or display 𗃩?
A Tangut font displays it; specialist tools can help you enter it.
Specialist Tangut tools can search by reconstructed pronunciation, written component, or code point. These are specialized input systems rather than everyday keyboard layouts.
Text can contain 𗃩 correctly even when the selected font lacks Tangut coverage. A missing-glyph box points to font support, not a different character.
A historical, specialist character from Tangut texts; outside that context, its word and reading need the surrounding writing.
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Questions people ask
2Is 𗃩 a Chinese character?
No. It belongs to Tangut, a separate historical script whose forms were influenced by Chinese and Khitan writing.
Why does 𗃩 show as a box?
The selected font may lack Tangut coverage even when the text contains the correctly encoded character.
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How to type or find 𗃩
- Search it as
- u+170e9 · xixia character · 西夏文 · tangut font · tangut ime · tangut writing · xixia script · looks like kanji · crossed strokes
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗃩\170E9Why is 𗃩 a box on my screen?
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Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.