What 𗋌 means
It is recorded in a Tangut dictionary of pronunciations.
The character appears in Tóngyīn (“Homophones”), a 12th-century Tangut dictionary that groups characters by sound.
Why does 𗋌 look Chinese?
Tangut drew on Chinese design, not Chinese words.
The Tangut (Xixia) script was created in 1036 under emperor Li Yuanhao for state-building and a Tangut Buddhist canon. Its forms and character-building principles were inspired by Chinese writing, but it writes the Tangut language. Khitan neighbors had created two scripts about a century earlier, giving the region a precedent for state scripts. Tangut writing also carried Buddhist, official, legal, translated and secular works.
How do I type 𗋌?
Use the escape format for your programming language.
In JavaScript, use \u{172CC}; in Python, use \U000172CC. These forms handle this character's full Unicode value. If it appears as a square or blank, your font lacks Tangut coverage; use a font that includes Tangut characters.
An archival Tangut character; outside Tangut study, its meaning is not self-evident.
A box usually means the font lacks Tangut coverage.
Who writes 𗋌
Loading…
Questions people ask
2Why does 𗋌 appear as a box?
Your font probably lacks Tangut coverage. Choose a font that supports Tangut; the character itself remains 𗋌.
Is 𗋌 Chinese?
No. It belongs to the Tangut script. Its design drew on Chinese writing, but it represents the Tangut language.
More like this
8
How to type or find 𗋌
- Also called
- LFW 2401 · *nej²
- Search it as
- u+172cc · tangut 172cc · xixia script · nej²
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗋌\172CCCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.