What 𗉕 means
𗉕 is a Tangut character, not a standalone translation.
A 2013 study of the Tangut poem The Ode on Monthly Pleasures translates 𗉕𗘗 as “fifth.” That gloss belongs to the two-character pair, so read the surrounding passage before assigning a meaning to 𗉕 alone.
In 1036, Li Yuanhao, ruler of the Tangut-led Western Xia state, ordered the script’s creation to support state identity and Buddhist translation. Its square forms drew on Chinese writing; the neighboring Khitan empire had already made a distinct script for its own state. Tangut books later included Buddhist translations from Chinese and Tibetan, Confucian classics, military works, and literature. After Western Xia fell, the script remained readable in some places for about a century.
What if someone sends 𗉕?
Read a lone 𗉕 as unidentified Tangut writing.
A single character does not give enough context for a complete message. Ask what passage or text it came from before assigning it a meaning.
How do I type 𗉕?
Enter U17255 through Unicode input in a Tangut-capable editor.
For older text encoded with XXZT or Mojikyo, convert the legacy mapping to Unicode before using this character as Unicode text.
A historical-script character; the surrounding Tangut text supplies context for reading it.
Do not translate 𗉕 alone as “fifth”; that gloss belongs to 𗉕𗘗.
Who writes 𗉕
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1Why does 𗉕 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 𗉕
- Also called
- U+17255 · LFW2008-1752
- Search it as
- xixia · tangut · l2008-1752 · tangut-1752 · tangut-fifth · unicode-17255
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗉕\17255Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.