What 𗉡 means
Its historical reading is not a translation.
The 12th-century Tangut dictionary Tongyin records reconstructed reading kiew²: a scholarly sound notation, not a translation. As of 2026, no English gloss is established.
Is 𗉡 Chinese?
No; 𗉡 belongs to a distinct Tangut script.
Created in 1036 for Tangut, the language of the Western Xia state, the script served government records, diplomacy and Buddhist printing. A Tangut inscription from 1502 shows later use.
Its square forms may resemble Chinese writing, but Tangut is a distinct script for a different language.
A historical-script reference, opaque outside Tangut contexts.
A blank box means the font lacks this character; it does not indicate another reading.
Who writes 𗉡
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗉡 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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- Tangut · Xixia · Western Xia · Tangut script · Tongyin
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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