What 𗍥 means
Its translation depends on the Tangut word around it. 𗍥 belongs to the Tangut script, the writing system of the medieval Western Xia state. Dictionaries translate whole Tangut words containing it as “stone,” “ore,” “crystal,” or “diamond”; Buddhist compounds can use it in a word for vajra, a ritual thunderbolt or diamond-like object. These are glosses of whole words, not one fixed English translation for this character.
Scholars reconstruct its historical reading in academic notation as ɣjɨ̣. A surviving Buddhist manuscript catalogued 1000–1400 places the character beside a Tibetan sound note, a clue to its pronunciation.
Someone sent me 𗍥—what should I read?
By itself, it does not tell you which translation was intended. In a scholarly note or historical quotation, the surrounding Tangut word supplies the clue. If someone sends only this character, ask which source text or compound they mean rather than guessing “diamond.”
Why is 𗍥 a box?
A box means your font lacks a Tangut glyph for 𗍥. Another Tangut-capable font may draw it differently; the style can change while the character stays the same.
Historical and specialist; a standalone occurrence is hard to interpret without Tangut text around it.
The character alone cannot choose among its recorded dictionary glosses.
Who writes 𗍥
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What it means when someone sends it to you
4 readingsTranslate the whole word; its dictionary gloss depends on the pairing.
Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Can another font change which character this is?
No. A font may draw 𗍥 differently or show a missing-glyph box, but the encoded character remains the same.
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How to type or find 𗍥
- Search it as
- Tangut · vajra · diamond · crystal · ore · stone · ɣjɨ̣
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗍥\17365Codes and encoding1 code points
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