What 𗍾 means
It means “surname” in Tangut; viei is its scholarly reconstructed reading.
Emperor Li Yuanhao ordered the script in 1036, partly to support Buddhist texts and give the Western Xia state a distinct identity. It also carried official and translated works.
Tangut writing continued after Western Xia fell to the Mongols; the last known dated example is a Buddhist inscription on stone from 1502.
Historical and specialist; it belongs in Tangut texts and discussion.
Is 𗍾 Chinese or Tangut? Tangut: Chinese-inspired in form, but a separate script.
Who writes 𗍾
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗍾 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 𗍾
- Search it as
- viei · Tangut surname · Xixia character
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗍾\1737ECodes and encoding1 code points
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