What 𗉠 means
Its sound is reconstructed; its English meaning remains unsettled as of 2026.
Li Fanwen’s dictionary gives L1260; *tśju¹ and *¹chu₃ are scholarly estimates of Tangut pronunciation.
The Wénhǎi (“Sea of Writing”) and Tóngyīn (“Homophones”) are dictionaries from the 12th century that include it. Tangut writing was promulgated in 1036 for Western Xia’s official and cultural life; tradition links its creation to court official Yeli Renrong, though accounts differ. Tangut texts continued into the Ming period, including Buddhist works.
Historical and specialist; this character belongs in reading and studying Tangut texts.
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Who writes 𗉠
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗉠 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 𗉠
- Also called
- L1260
- Search it as
- Tangut 17260 · Xixia · *tśju¹ · *¹chu₃
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗉠\17260Codes and encoding1 code points
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