What 𗍬 means
It denotes the traditional Chinese weight unit called a tael.
The Tangut script was made for Tangut, a now-extinct language. Its forms followed Chinese writing, with possible influence from Khitan, another medieval northern Chinese script. It was introduced in the 1030s for Western Xia, a state in northwestern China. 𗍬 appears in Tóngyīn, a Tangut dictionary from the 12th century; an inscription is dated 1502.
When 𗍬 appears as a box, the font or renderer lacks Tangut support.
Who writes 𗍬
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1How was 𗍬 pronounced?
It depends on the reconstruction: scholars give different readings.
How to type or find 𗍬
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- tael · Tangut · Xixia
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𗍬\1736CCodes and encoding1 code points
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