What 𗌕 means
A Tangut dictionary glosses it as “a surname.”
Is 𗌕 Chinese? No. Its Chinese-like shape does not give it a Mandarin reading: it belongs to Tangut, a distinct medieval script. Khitan and Jurchen are neighboring script traditions, not alternate readings of this character.
Tangut was created around 1036 for the Western Xia state. An early surviving official document in the script was sent to a military official in 1072. Tangut served administration and translation, and remained in use during the Yuan and Ming periods.
Scholarly and technical: Tangut dictionaries, manuscripts, fonts, and input tools.
Its Chinese-like form does not tell you a Mandarin pronunciation.
Who writes 𗌕
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Questions people ask
1Will 𗌕 render everywhere?
No. A box or fallback mark can appear when the active font lacks Tangut coverage.
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How to type or find 𗌕
- Search it as
- LFW 1306 · surname · Tangut script · Xixia script · Tangut IME
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗌕\17315Codes and encoding1 code points
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