Tangut Ideograph 1718D

It has no settled one-word English gloss on its own as of 2026.

Scholarly Tangut readings for 𗆍 include ləu, lew₁, and *ləɯ; the asterisk marks a reconstructed reading inferred from old texts, not a recording. The character appears in the 12th-century Tóngyīn (“Homophones”), a Tangut sound glossary.

Why was Tangut script created?

To write the Tangut language for the Western Xia state.

The Tangut script was created about 1036 under Western Xia’s first emperor. It served administration and literature, including Buddhist texts and Chinese classics translated into Tangut. After Western Xia fell to the Mongols, use continued under the Yuan and Ming; the script was obsolete by the end of the Ming. Scholars rediscovered it in the late 19th century, and early 20th-century work, including N. A. Nevskij’s, made much of it readable again.

What can I infer if someone sends 𗆍?

A lone glyph gives too little context to infer the sender’s meaning.

A reader who knows Tangut can interpret it in context; other recipients will need surrounding text or a translation. Its documented historical use does not establish a standalone meaning for a casual message.