Tangut character 17439

It has a nasal “a” reading and a dictionary pairing for duckweed. The L4760 Tangut reading is reconstructed as *·ã: an “a” vowel pronounced through the nose. A Tangut dictionary index associates this entry with 萍, the Chinese word for duckweed. In a Tangut spelling of the Chinese fort name 安原堡, this character represents the first syllable; that use does not make it a general substitute for 安. “Tangut Ideograph-17439” is an identifier, not a translation.

The Tangut script was commissioned in 1036 by Western Xia ruler Li Yuanhao for state administration, a distinct written culture, and a Buddhist canon. Its forms drew on Chinese and Khitan models, but the script is not readable as Chinese. Tangut texts included Buddhist, legal, Confucian, military, and literary works; the latest known inscription is dated 1502.

Why does 𗐹 look different on my device?

A Tangut-capable font is needed to display it. Without Tangut font coverage, an app may show an empty box. Different Tangut fonts can draw the same encoded character in noticeably different styles, and historical sources preserve variant forms; a changed outline alone does not prove it is a different character.

As of 2026, some mobile apps still fail to render pasted Tangut text when they lack Tangut font coverage. A Tangut input method can search candidates and let you confirm one with its assigned key or a click.