What 𗅈 means
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Most standard keyboard layouts do not offer a Tangut character as a key. Code-point entry lets you enter one by its Unicode number; the exact keystrokes vary by operating system and app.
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What does 𗅈 mean?
As of 2026, this glyph has no settled English gloss.
The glyph appears in Homophones, a 12th-century Tangut pronunciation reference. Its reconstructed reading is written tjɨj² in scholarly notation: an estimate of sound, not an English translation.
The Tangut (Xixia) script was created around 1036 for the Tangut language under Western Xia. After the state fell, written Tangut continued in Yuan- and Ming-era texts before becoming obsolete by the end of the Ming dynasty.
Is 𗅈 Chinese or Tangut?
It is Tangut, not a Han Chinese character.
Tangut and Han Chinese characters can both have square forms, but Tangut is a distinct script, unrelated to Chinese ideographs. The outline cannot tell you a Chinese reading or meaning for this glyph.
A historical-script and typography character, suited to Tangut study and font testing.
Do not infer a Han Chinese meaning from its square form.
Who writes 𗅈
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗅈 show as a box?
The active font lacks Tangut coverage. Choose a Tangut-capable font; the underlying character remains unchanged.
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