What 𗒎 means
It means “to demand.” A Tangut dictionary lists it as entry 4992.
Li Yuanhao, ruler of the Western Xia state, commissioned Tangut writing in 1036. The earliest surviving Tangut document is a 1072 official message sent to a military official in Guazhou.
Is 𗒎 Chinese?
No, it is Tangut. Its square design drew on Chinese writing, but it writes a different language.
Tangut writing continued into the Yuan and Ming periods.
Historical and specialist; today it belongs to Tangut study, not conversation.
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Who writes 𗒎
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗒎 show as a blank square?
The active font lacks Tangut coverage; a Tangut-capable font can display it.
How to type or find 𗒎
- Search it as
- Tangut 4992 · L2008-4992 · Western Xia script
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗒎\1748ECodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.




