Tangut character 𗆦

No accepted English gloss is recorded as of 2026.

For Tangut 171A6, scholars list reconstructed readings in scholarly notation: *dji¹, *¹di₄, and *ndi¹. They come from different reconstruction systems; none is an English meaning or a single agreed pronunciation.

The 12th-century Wénhǎi, a Tangut rhyming dictionary, cites 𗆦. Later specialist indexes link it to entries associated with Li Fanwen and Clauson.

Why was Tangut writing created?

To write Tangut for the Western Xia state.

The script was developed around 1036 CE under Western Xia's first emperor. It served official, private, and religious writing, including books, Buddhist sutras, inscriptions, and manuscripts.

After Western Xia fell, Tangut writing continued through the Yuan and Ming dynasties and became obsolete by the end of the Ming dynasty.

How is Tangut writing related to Chinese?

Tangut drew on Chinese writing conventions but is a separate script. Its influence is most visible in the square, stroke-based style; 𗆦 is Tangut, not Chinese.

One listed structural analysis represents 𗆦 with three Tangut component signs. Scholars use such components to describe and index characters; the breakdown does not translate this word.

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