What 𗃾 means
It means “nasal cavity,” the passage inside the nose.
The 12th-century Tóngyīn, a Tangut dictionary grouping words by sound, records it. Scholars infer its pronunciation from old texts, but estimates differ.
Tangut script was developed around 1036 for Western Xia. It continued after the state fell in 1227, in Buddhist, legal, literary and dictionary texts; it is distinct from Chinese.
A specialist character in historical Tangut texts.
Tangut is distinct from Chinese.
Who writes 𗃾
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Questions people ask
1Why is 𗃾 a box?
Usually a font issue: the app lacks Tangut coverage. A Tangut-capable font can render it; the box marks a missing glyph.
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How to type or find 𗃾
- Search it as
- Tangut nasal cavity · Tangut script · Xixia script
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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HTML
𗃾CSS
\170FEHow to type Tangut
Use your device’s Unicode input method for U170FE; exact keystrokes vary by operating system.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗃾
HTML hex
𗃾
CSS content
content: "\170FE";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%83%BE
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
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UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.