What 𗇷 means
𗇷 is a Tangut word glossed “tattered.”
Li Fanwen’s 2008 Tangut–Chinese dictionary glosses entry 1146 as “tattered.”
Tangut writing developed in the 11th century for Western Xia (Xixia), including official, legal, and Buddhist texts. Its design drew on Chinese and Khitan writing traditions. The latest known Tangut inscription is dated 1502; these dates describe the script, not this character’s first appearance.
How do I type 𗇷?
Use a Tangut-aware dictionary or input tool.
An ordinary keyboard layout offers no familiar key for it. Tangut dictionaries and specialist input tools can locate the character by LFW 1146, exact-character search, Unicode hex input, or Tangut pronunciation lookup.
Historical and scholarly; it belongs in discussions of Tangut words and texts.
Who writes 𗇷
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Questions people ask
2Why does 𗇷 show as a box?
A box can mean the active font lacks Tangut coverage, so software shows a missing-glyph box instead of the character. The text can still contain 𗇷; a Tangut-capable font can display it.
Is 𗇷 Chinese?
No. It is a Tangut character for a Tangut word. Tangut writing drew on Chinese and Khitan writing traditions, but those influences do not make its characters Chinese.
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How to type or find 𗇷
- Also called
- L2008-1146
- Search it as
- tattered · ragged · torn · Tangut character · Xixia · LFW 1146
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗇷\171F7Codes and encoding1 code points
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