Tangut character 17125

It is a Tangut word for a shaman or sorcerer.

English glosses also include “witch” and “wizard.” They are translation choices for one historical Tangut noun, not separate characters. Without a sentence around it, “shaman or magic-worker” leaves the range open.

The Tangut script was established under Western Xia’s first emperor, ruler of a Tangut state, around 1036 CE. This character appears in two 12th-century Tangut dictionaries, Wénhǎi (“Sea of Characters”) and Tóngyīn (“Homophones”). Tangut writing was used for state correspondence in 1036, and a committee organized Buddhist scripture translation into Tangut in 1038.

Use the gloss, not the aura

For someone who does not read Tangut, a plain-language gloss makes the intended word clear. The glyph alone does not say which English translation you mean.

In a translated passage or labeled character sample, it points to historical vocabulary. In an unexplained chat, the recipient has no context to identify either the language or the gloss, so it may look like an occult motif rather than a precise word.

Is 𗄥 Chinese?

No. It belongs to Tangut, a separate script influenced by Chinese writing.

Tangut writing uses square-shaped characters and shares some conventions with Chinese, but it is a separate script. 𗄥 represents a Tangut word, not a Chinese reading.

Display depends on font support: without a Tangut-capable font, this character may appear blank or as a replacement box. Compatible fonts can draw it with different proportions without changing its identity.