What 𗇉 means
“Chinese” or “pertaining to China.”
Tóngyīn, a Tangut dictionary from the 12th century that groups words by sound, records this gloss. Here, “Chinese” describes a connection to China within Tangut.
Why was the Tangut script made?
For state identity and Buddhist texts.
Tangut rulers ordered the script in 1036 for state identity and Buddhist texts, following their neighboring Khitan people's example. Its forms drew on Chinese writing but stayed distinct from Song China; Tangut texts also carried Chinese translations, law, and literature.
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗇉 look different in another font?
Font-dependent. Unicode 16.0.0 notes that Tangut designs vary by font; without Tangut support, a computer or phone may show a box.
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How to type or find 𗇉
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- khwa · Chinese in Tangut · Tangut word for Chinese · Tangut homophone dictionary · Xixia
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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𗇉CSS
\171C9Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗇉
HTML hex
𗇉
CSS content
content: "\171C9";
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URL encoded
%F0%97%87%89
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Code points
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JS .length
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UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.