Tangut character 𗖘

It is a Tangut character, but its word or reading needs context.

The encoded label identifies a character, not a translation. A Tangut dictionary can give its reading and meanings; the character's Chinese-like shape alone cannot tell you which meaning applies here.

The Tangut script, also called Xixia (Western Xia), took shape around 1036 under the first Western Xia emperor. It served government and private writing, inscriptions and books, including Buddhist texts. After the Mongol conquest, Tangut remained in use during Yuan and Ming rule, then fell out of use by the end of the Ming dynasty. It was rediscovered in the late 19th century and largely deciphered in the early 20th century; modern readings draw on specialist scholarship and dictionaries.

Why does 𗖘 look like Chinese writing?

Tangut is a separate script shaped by Chinese character models.

Its square forms were modeled on Chinese character structure, so the writing can look related without making 𗖘 a Chinese character or giving it a Chinese reading. The Western Xia cultural world also drew on Tibetan traditions.

Historical sources and Tangut fonts may show variant outlines. A font can draw this encoded character differently without changing which character it is.