What 𗄁 means
A dream, with related senses like reverie, illusion, and fantasy.
Scholars reconstruct the Tangut reading as thwo¹; superscript 1 marks a tone (pitch pattern).
Where did Tangut writing come from?
Western Xia (Xixia) created the script around 1036 under its first emperor.
It served administration and Buddhist translation, remained in use during the Yuan and Ming dynasties, and was obsolete by the end of Ming.
Is 𗄁 a Chinese character?
No; it is a Tangut character.
Its square style is Chinese-inspired, but it writes another language and has no Chinese reading.
Who writes 𗄁
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Questions people ask
1Will 𗄁 look the same in every font?
No. Font outlines vary; without Tangut support, a font may show a placeholder.
How to type or find 𗄁
- Search it as
- Tangut character · Xixia · thwo¹
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗄁\17101Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.
