What 𗌦 means
Its Tangut gloss is “lake.”
Linguists reconstruct its Tangut reading as pho and gloss it “lake.” Pho is scholarly Latin transcription, not a guide to English pronunciation. The Unicode label identifies the character; it does not translate it.
The Tangut script was commissioned in 1036 by Emperor Li Yuanhao as part of building a distinct Tangut state. It carried a Buddhist canon, translations from Chinese and Tibetan, Confucian and military works, and literature. After the empire’s 13th-century collapse, it ceased to be a daily writing system. A Khara-Khoto manuscript fragment, probably from the 12th or early 13th century, shows the script in later use; it does not date this individual character.
Why does 𗌦 show as a box?
A missing Tangut font can leave an empty box.
As of September 2026, Tangut IME Online reports that some mobile apps fail to render Tangut text even when a computer with a Tangut font can display it. Its Noto Serif Tangut and Tangut Yinchuan fallback fonts differ in style.
How do I type 𗌦?
A Tangut input method can enter it by lookup, handwriting, or code.
Tangut IME Online supports reverse lookup, handwriting, and code input with a loaded RIME dictionary, the word list that supplies character entries. Search by the reconstructed reading or the character, then select the matching entry.
Scholarly, archival, or decorative; it signals interest in Tangut writing.
Alone, it may not convey a clear message to someone who cannot read Tangut.
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Who writes 𗌦
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsThe Tangut word for “lake,” with reconstructed reading pho.
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗌦 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 𗌦
- Search it as
- pho · Tangut lake character · Tangut script · Tangut font · Tangut input method
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗌦\17326Codes and encoding1 code points
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