Tangut ideograph 172F5

Its dictionary gloss is “to press.”

An English index to a scholarly Tangut–Chinese dictionary lists this character under “to press”; the dictionary pairs Tangut entries with Chinese meanings. The Unicode label identifies the encoded character, not its English definition. In a sentence, surrounding characters and grammar settle the exact sense.

The Tangut script was created under Western Xia’s first emperor about 1036, as the state built a written identity alongside Song China. A major early project was a Tangut Buddhist canon, a collection of Buddhist scriptures. The script also carried official records, translations of Chinese works, military writing, and literature. After Western Xia fell, people continued to use Tangut under the Yuan and Ming dynasties before it fell out of use by the end of the Ming dynasty.

How can I type 𗋵?

Use an editor or input method that accepts supplementary-plane characters.

An ordinary keyboard layout may not expose Tangut; the input method must accept this range of Unicode.

Font support is separate from input: Tangut fonts can draw strokes differently, and some fonts lack Tangut coverage. A box or fallback mark means the selected font cannot display the character; its encoded identity remains the same.