What 𗊞 means
As of 2026, no secure English gloss for 𗊞 on its own is established.
It is a character used to write a word in Tangut, an extinct language. Researchers reconstruct its reading differently in several systems: gji¹, ¹gi₄, ngi¹, and ŋgiɦ¹ are proposed pronunciations, not translations.
The Wénhǎi (“Sea of Writing”) and Tóngyīn (“Homophones”) dictionaries record it; the earliest named attestations are in their 12th-century entries. Treat 𗊞 as historical Tangut text; its Chinese-like square shape does not supply a Chinese reading.
Why was Tangut written?
The Tangut script served Western Xia’s state and cultural life.
Under Emperor Jingzong of the Western Xia kingdom, the script was established around 1036 for government, education, and cultural work. It carried official documents, translations, and Buddhist literature, including works translated from Chinese and Tibetan.
After Western Xia fell, people continued writing Tangut under later dynasties before the script eventually fell out of use.
Who writes 𗊞
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Questions people ask
2Can 𗊞 appear as a box?
Yes. A font without Tangut coverage may display a missing-glyph box for 𗊞. That is a rendering problem, not a different character; a Tangut-capable font can show it.
Is 𗊞 Chinese?
No. It is a Tangut character for the Tangut language. Its square structure resembles Chinese writing, but the resemblance does not make it Chinese or provide a Chinese pronunciation.
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How to type or find 𗊞
- Also called
- gji · ngi · Tangut 3111-0
- Search it as
- xixia · tangut · 1729e · 3111-0 · 3541 · xunpin
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗊞\1729ECodes and encoding1 code points
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