What 𗌶 means
Read its meaning from a Tangut text, not its Unicode label.
The Unicode name identifies the character; it is not a translation key.
Western Xia authorities commissioned Tangut around 1036 as a state writing system and identity marker. Its design drew on Chinese writing; Khitan and Jurchen were separate state scripts developed alongside it. Tangut appears in Buddhist translations and classical works. It remained in use after the Western Xia dynasty fell; later glossaries and excavated manuscripts helped scholars recover it.
Why does 𗌶 show as a box?
A Tangut-capable font has to draw it.
This is a text character, so its visible shape depends on the installed font. A blank or boxed glyph points to missing Tangut font coverage; it does not add another meaning.
Who writes 𗌶
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Questions people ask
1Is 𗌶 Chinese or Tangut?
Tangut. Its writing system drew on Chinese writing, but Tangut and Chinese are distinct writing systems.
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How to type or find 𗌶
- Search it as
- Tangut · Tangut character · Tangut script · Xixia · Western Xia · 17336 · U+17336
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗌶\17336Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.