What 𗎩 means
It is a Tangut character glossed “family.”
Tangut is a language and script used in Western Xia (Xixia), drawing on Chinese and Khitan writing. Accounts link its creation to ruler Li Yuanhao and official Yeli Renrong. Official use began in the 11th century. One scholarly history identifies an official document from 1072 as its earliest transmitted example; Buddhist pillars from 1502 show its use after Western Xia fell.
What does it mean if someone sends 𗎩?
Without Tangut context, most readers cannot infer “family” from 𗎩 alone.
A household-register study places it among kinship terms; surrounding characters and translation anchor the reading.
Fonts can draw it differently or omit it; a missing box means that font lacks Tangut coverage. Unicode’s reference glyph is not prescribed handwriting.
Who writes 𗎩
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗎩 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 𗎩
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- Tangut · Xixia · family · kinship
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗎩\173A9Codes and encoding1 code points
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