What 𗉢 means
No secure standalone English gloss is established as of 2026. A 12th-century Tangut rhyme text records the character with a reconstructed reading, though scholarly reconstructions differ.
One documented use is 𗉢𗉔, used for Suizhou in Tangut. The following character, 𗉔, represents the Chinese word for “prefecture”; 𗉢 is the first element of this place name, not a general English word.
Li Yuanhao commissioned Tangut writing in 1036 for the Western Xia state, also known as Xixia, to support administration and cultural work, especially Buddhist texts. Modeled on Chinese writing, it represented the Tangut language; that influence does not make this character Chinese.
Historical and scholarly; outside Tangut texts, this is an exact-character reference.
Do not infer a Chinese meaning from its shape; Tangut writing has its own language and history.
Who writes 𗉢
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2Is 𗉢 Chinese?
No. It is a Tangut character. Tangut writing was modeled on Chinese writing, but it represents the Tangut language.
Why does 𗉢 show as a box?
Your font may lack Tangut coverage, so it cannot draw the character and may show a missing-glyph box. A font with Tangut support can display it.
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- Tangut 𗉢 · 𗉢 meaning · Tangut Suizhou · Xixia script · U+17262
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𗉢\17262Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.