Tangut character 𗑹

𗑹 is a Tangut lexical character; its Unicode label is not a translation.

Unicode forms Tangut character names algorithmically from their code points, so “TANGUT IDEOGRAPH-17479” is a catalog label. Scholarly data reconstructs its pronunciation as *an¹—roughly “ahn,” with the superscript 1 marking a tone category. That is a reading, not an English gloss.

Created around 1036 under Western Xia emperor Li Yuanhao, the Tangut script supported the state's identity and its Buddhist and other translated texts. It drew visually on Chinese writing, and Tangut rulers followed the example of neighboring Khitan script-making while building a distinct script for their own language. Tangut writing continued under Yuan and Ming rule; the latest datable Tangut materials known are Buddhist pillars from 1502.

How do I type or display 𗑹?

Use a Unicode-aware code-point picker or Tangut dictionary.

A standard Latin keyboard has no dedicated Tangut key. A Unicode-aware editor can enter the hexadecimal code point; a Tangut dictionary can find entries by pronunciation or by Chinese or English meaning.

A font with Tangut coverage is needed to render the glyph. A blank box means the active font cannot draw it; it does not change the encoded character.

Is 𗑹 Chinese or Tangut?

𗑹 belongs to Tangut, a separate script for the Tangut language.

Tangut was an extinct language of what is now northwestern China. Its writing drew on Chinese forms and structure, but it is a distinct script; the shape alone does not give 𗑹 a Mandarin reading.

A structural analysis places Tangut component 𘠐 inside 𗑹. A component is a piece scholars use to describe or index a full Tangut character; it does not supply the whole character's translation.