What 𗔹 means
The number identifies a catalogue entry, not a Tangut word.
A surrounding sentence shows the sign’s role in the writing.
Why was the Tangut script created?
It served state-building and a distinct written identity.
Li Yuanhao ordered it to distinguish Tangut identity from Song China. Its forms drew on Chinese writing without deriving from it and followed neighboring Khitan script traditions.
At Khara-Khoto in Inner Mongolia, a manuscript probably from the 12th or early 13th century preserves a Tangut translation of a lost Chinese text about Tang emperor Taizong and his ministers. Tangut works also included Buddhist scriptures, Confucian classics, military and literary texts, encyclopedias, and translations from Tibetan.
Who writes 𗔹
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Don't confuse it with
1Questions people ask
1Why does 𗔹 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 𗔹
- Search it as
- xixia · xixiawen · westernxia · khara-khoto
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗔹\17539Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.