Tangut character 𗗷

𗗷 is a Tangut character whose dictionary gloss is “noise.” It belongs to the writing system used by the Western Xia state, and the gloss names a word rather than a sound effect. A box on screen can mean your font lacks Tangut support.

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What 𗗷 means

A Tangut dictionary glosses 𗗷 as “noise.” The gloss gives a word’s meaning; it is not a cue to imitate a sound.

Tangut script was created by imperial decree around 1036 for the Western Xia state’s official and cultural writing, including Buddhist works and translations from Chinese. Tangut writing continued after the state fell.

Why does 𗗷 look like Chinese writing?

Its structure follows the model of Chinese characters; the character itself is Tangut.

Tangut, an extinct Sino-Tibetan language, was written in a script modeled on the structure of Chinese characters. That explains the visual resemblance: 𗗷 is a Tangut character, not a Chinese one.

A font needs Tangut coverage to draw this character. Without it, you may see a missing-glyph box even though the text itself is unchanged.

Historical and specialist: read “noise” as the character’s dictionary meaning.

The gloss names a Tangut word; it does not cue a noise.