Tangut Ideograph 17347

It is a Tangut character; its identifier is not a translation. Unicode uses a formula to give this character a technical name, not an English gloss. To identify the word or meaning it represents, read it in its Tangut passage or consult a Tangut dictionary.

The Tangut script, also called the Xixia script, was created for the Western Xia court around 1036 to support state and cultural life. It appears in official, private, and religious texts, with Buddhist scripture a major purpose. A manuscript fragment from Khara-khoto probably dates to the 12th or early 13th century.

Is 𗍇 Chinese or Tangut?

It is Tangut, shaped under Chinese influence. Tangut is a distinct script for the Tangut language. Its design drew on Chinese writing, and its traditional layout looks similar, but the scripts are not the same.

The neighboring Khitan people had created two scripts about a century earlier; one was largely based on Chinese. After the Western Xia fell, Tangut writing continued in Yuan- and Ming-era material before becoming obsolete. As of 2026, type designers are adapting Tangut forms for digital fonts.

How do I type 𗍇?

Use a Unicode character map or Tangut-aware lookup. For one-off entry, find the character by its identifier in a character map that includes Tangut. A Unicode-aware editor with hexadecimal input may accept U+17347; an ordinary Chinese keyboard is not a dependable way to enter Tangut.

Tangut reference tools can search by character, meaning, phonetic form, or index. For repeated entry, a Tangut dictionary or character map is more reliable than guessing from the strokes.