Tangut character 175C3

It helps write a foreign name or sound in Tangut.

A Tangut learning dataset labels this glyph “transliteration” and gives it a reconstructed reading, a scholarly estimate of its historical pronunciation. Words around it show which name, place, or Buddhist term is being rendered; the glyph alone does not identify one specific person or place.

A state script with a long afterlife

Around 1036, the first emperor of Western Xia ordered the creation of a script for his medieval Tangut state. It gave the Tangut language an official written form, supported a translation of the Buddhist canon, and helped establish an identity distinct from the Song dynasty in China. A Tangut manuscript found at Khara-khoto is thought to date to the twelfth or early thirteenth century.

Tangut characters were visually inspired by Chinese writing but formed a separate script rather than deriving from Chinese characters. The Tangut rulers also followed the neighboring Khitan people, who had created two scripts, one based largely on Chinese writing. After Western Xia fell, Tangut writing continued in Yuan and Ming contexts before falling out of use by the end of the Ming dynasty. Scholars rediscovered the script in the late nineteenth century.

How do I type 𗗃?

Use Unicode input or a Tangut-aware lookup tool.

For one-off entry, search for Tangut in your operating system’s character picker. For repeat work, use a Unicode input method or a Tangut dictionary/input tool that accepts pronunciation or code-point lookup.

A font without Tangut coverage shows a missing-glyph box. Unicode’s Tangut chart also records variant glyph forms; a different stroke design does not by itself mean a different character.