Tangut Ideograph-17291

It means “to lose” in Tangut.

𗊑 writes a Tangut word meaning “to lose.” Unicode’s name “Tangut Ideograph-17291” is generated from the code point: its number identifies the character, not its meaning or pronunciation.

Why was the Tangut script made?

It gave Western Xia a written form for Tangut.

The Tangut-led Western Xia state created the script around 1036–1037 under its first emperor, Li Yuanhao; the official Yeli Renrong helped develop and introduce it. It served state records, public teaching, and translations into Tangut.

The earliest known surviving Tangut writing is an official document sent to a military officer in Guazhou in 1072. That is the date of a surviving document, not the origin of 𗊑 itself.

Did Tangut stop after Western Xia fell?

No; Tangut writing continued after the state fell.

Records show Tangut use under the Yuan and Ming dynasties, with a 1502 inscription as a later example. The script had become obsolete by the end of the Ming.

Tangut developed in a Chinese-influenced writing tradition but remained a distinct script. Some scholars also propose influence from Khitan writing, another regional tradition, though that link is less certain.

As of 2026, scholars study Tangut and type designers adapt historical character forms for digital fonts.