What 𗊄 means
No settled English gloss is available as of 2026.
The 12th-century Wénhǎi (“Sea of Writing”), a Tangut dictionary, lists the glyph. Later reference works preserve several scholarly reconstructions of its pronunciation; those readings are not an English translation.
The Tangut script was created around 1036 for Western Xia. It recorded events and translations of Chinese classics, as well as government, private, and religious texts. It continued under Yuan and Ming rule before becoming obsolete.
Is 𗊄 Chinese or Tangut?
Tangut: it belongs to a separate script for the Tangut language.
The script’s dense, component-based forms can resemble Chinese. Tangut writing borrowed some Chinese construction ideas: scholars describe associative compounds and shared parts rearranged to form related words.
That historical influence does not make 𗊄 a Chinese character. Its reading must come from Tangut evidence.
In a message, it signals interest in historical Tangut writing; explain it for a general reader.
Alone, it may read as an unexplained glyph.
Who writes 𗊄
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Worth knowing
- The Wénhǎi catalog locates the glyph at page-position 52.131, under Rhyme 42.
Questions people ask
2Why does 𗊄 show as a box?
The font used for the page lacks Tangut coverage. A Tangut-capable font can display the character.
Can I send 𗊄 alone?
Yes. Someone unfamiliar with Tangut may not know what it means, so add a short explanation if you want the reason to be clear.
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How to type or find 𗊄
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- Tangut character · Tangut meaning · Tangut script · Xixia · Western Xia · Wénhǎi · Tangut dictionary · 𗊄 meaning
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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