Tangut character 𗐄

A Tangut character glossed as “pour” or “add liquid.”

𗐄 is a lexical character in Tangut, the historic language written with the Tangut script. An index to a Tangut dictionary lists it as entry 3448 and glosses it through Chinese 斟, a word for pouring or adding liquid. The script was created under the first Western Xia emperor about 1036 for state-building, including a Buddhist Canon and a distinct identity alongside Song China. Tangut later appeared in official, private, and religious texts, including translations; a surviving Khara-Khoto manuscript fragment probably dates to the 12th or early 13th century.

Is 𗐄 a Chinese character?

No: it is Tangut, a separate script.

Tangut characters have dense, square forms shaped by design principles also used in Chinese writing. That visual influence does not make this glyph Chinese or show that the scripts share ancestry. Its visible drawing comes from a font; if it appears as a blank box, the active font or app lacks Tangut coverage.

How do I type 𗐄?

Enter 17404 in a Unicode hexadecimal input tool.

The label TANGUT IDEOGRAPH-17404 is algorithmically based on the code point, so it identifies this character but does not tell you its dictionary meaning. If your operating system or app supports hexadecimal Unicode input, enter 17404 there.