Tangut Character

Its English meaning has not been settled.

One scholarly reconstruction writes the Tangut reading as *ljij²; the asterisk marks it as reconstructed. A Tangut–Chinese dictionary index lists it as Tangut entry 3831 and cross-references the Chinese character 湫. That link helps locate the entry; it does not make 𗇏 and 湫 interchangeable or establish a shared English meaning.

Tangut writing emerged in the mid-11th century for the Tangut language of Western Xia, a state in what is now northwestern China. Its forms drew on Chinese writing and Khitan writing, used by a medieval people in the region. Tangut texts include Buddhist translations, legal documents and other works; the latest known inscription dates to 1502.

Use 𗇏 with a Tangut context.

Use it as a historical-text reference, not a casual reaction.

Outside a Tangut-studies setting, identify it as a Tangut character and explain why it appears; the glyph alone gives an English reader no settled translation.

A 2025 Unicode glyph review records historical forms both with and without a final dot, but cannot determine which is correct. If the glyph shows as a box, the installed font lacks Tangut coverage.