What 𗌍 means
xwar is a scholarly transcription of a reconstructed reading, not a translation.
The character appears in the medieval Tangut reference works Wénhǎi (“Sea of Characters”) and Tóngyīn (“Homophones”). Those entries preserve a reading but give no settled English gloss for 𗌍. Here, xwar is the scholarly Latin spelling used to record a proposed historical reading.
How do I type 𗌍?
Use a Tangut input route and a font that supports the script.
An online Chinese–Tangut dictionary is a documented input route when your keyboard has no Tangut support. If 𗌍 appears as a box or fallback mark, switch to a Tangut-capable font; that changes how it displays, not which character it is.
It reads as a historical text character, not a casual reaction.
Who writes 𗌍
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Questions people ask
1Is 𗌍 Chinese?
No. It belongs to the Tangut script, which was modeled on Chinese writing but is a distinct script. 𗌍 is not a Chinese character or a Chinese reading.
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How to type or find 𗌍
- Search it as
- Tangut character · xwar · Xixia · Western Xia
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗌍\1730DCodes and encoding1 code points
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