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𗐈

tangut ideograph-17408

Tangut character for aspiration

In a Tangut dictionary, 𗐈 is glossed as “aspiration,” a strong wish or ambition. Tangut was a separate script created for the Tangut language; Western Xia introduced it around 1036 CE to signal political independence. Its characters can resemble Chinese ones, but they belong to another script.

Text symbol

What 𗐈 means

It denotes a strong wish or ambition.

Tangut served government, religious, and private writing in Western Xia. It remained in use after the state fell and became obsolete by the end of the Ming dynasty.

Historical and specialist; Tangut writing belongs to a separate script despite its visual resemblance to Chinese characters.

Don’t mistake its Chinese-looking form for a Chinese character.

Who writes 𗐈

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Questions people ask

Is 𗐈 Chinese?

No. It belongs to Tangut, a separate script for the Tangut language. Its shape may look Chinese, but it is not part of Chinese writing.

Why does 𗐈 show as a square?

A square means the font selected by your browser or app lacks this Tangut glyph. Use a font with Tangut coverage to display it.

How to type or find 𗐈

Search it as: aspiration · Tangut aspiration · Tangut · Xixia · 西夏 · 3016 · L2008-3016
Shows up in: Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

Windows (Word)

⎇Alt+XType 17408, then AltX to get 𗐈.

Windows

⊞Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win .).

macOS

⌃Control+⌘Command+␣SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “tangut ideograph-17408”.

Linux

⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 17408, then Enter or Space.

HTML

𗐈

CSS

\17408

How to type 𗐈

Use Rime’s Xunpin Tangut input method: enter its reconstructed pronunciation in Latin letters, search by strokes or four-corner codes, and choose a Tangut-capable font.

Codes and encoding1 code points

HTML decimal

𗐈

HTML hex

𗐈

CSS content

content: "\17408";

Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.

URL encoded

%F0%97%90%88

On screen

Code points

JS .length

UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

Families this belongs to

Chinese, Japanese & Korean121,370 symbols

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