What 𗍛 means
It refers to a Tangut word for recording or marking.
The reconstructed Tangut reading is wjij in specialist notation. Li Fanwen’s Tangut–Chinese dictionary indexes it with Chinese 誌, a gloss for “record,” “mark,” or “inscription.” The gloss helps explain the word; it is not the Tangut spelling.
The Tangut script was created in 1036–1037 under Western Xia (Xixia) ruler Li Yuanhao for state-building and Buddhist scripture translation. It wrote the now-extinct Tangut language in forms inspired by Chinese writing, but remained a separate script. A manuscript leaf from Khara-Khoto likely dates to the 12th or early 13th century; the latest known Tangut inscription is dated 1502.
Historical and scholarly; sent alone, it can read as curiosity about Tangut writing.
Treat 誌 as a Chinese meaning clue, not as 𗍛’s spelling in Chinese.
Who writes 𗍛
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsA historical word associated with recording or marking; surrounding text gives the precise sense.
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Questions people ask
2Is 𗍛 an emoji?
No. It is a Tangut text character; its historical word meaning comes from that language, not an emoji convention.
Why does 𗍛 show as a box?
The device or app lacks a font with Tangut coverage. This text character needs font support to display.
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How to type or find 𗍛
- Search it as
- xixia · Tangut reading · Tangut 0753 · wjij
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗍛\1735BCodes and encoding1 code points
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