What 𗔄 means
Its dictionary gloss is “tiger.” Li Fanwen indexes it with 乕, an older written form of Chinese 虎. The entry gives its Tangut reading in scholarly Latin-letter transcription as bia.
Li Yuanhao commissioned the Tangut script in 1036 for state-building and a Buddhist scripture collection. A manuscript from Khara-Khoto dated to the 12th or early 13th century shows it in use; writing continued through China’s Yuan and Ming dynasties. Chinese writing influenced its structure, while neighboring Khitan scripts provided a regional precedent. Tangut texts include Chinese translations, Buddhist and Confucian works, encyclopedias, military writing and literature.
Who writes 𗔄
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗔄 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 𗔄
- Search it as
- Tangut tiger · Tangut character for tiger · Xixia script · bia Tangut · 乕 · 虎 · Tangut font · Tangut input
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗔄\17504Codes and encoding1 code points
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