What 𗃮 means
Its gloss can be “official document” or “complaint”; context decides.
Tangut dictionaries give both a document-related sense—a certificate or official document—and the sense “complaint.” In contracts, 𗃮 appears in formulas naming the document maker and co-signatories. Read the surrounding Tangut words before choosing a gloss.
A Tangut dictionary called Homophones attests this character by the 12th century.
Why does 𗃮 look Chinese?
It belongs to Tangut, a separate script for the Tangut language.
The Western Xia court ordered Tangut writing in 1036 as part of building a state. The script drew on Chinese writing’s visual conventions, but it represents the Tangut language with its own character inventory. It served administration, Buddhist scripture, literary work, and translations from Chinese and Tibetan.
The Western Xia state fell in 1227, but Tangut writing continued afterward; a known example dated 1502 shows how long it persisted.
A historical documentary character, with a recorded role in legal contract formulas.
“Complaint” is not its only attested sense; official-document glosses are also recorded.
Who writes 𗃮
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2Questions people ask
1Why does 𗃮 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 𗃮
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- xixia · complaint · plaint · certificate · official document · Tangut complaint character · Tangut 3407 · L3407
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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