What 𗘒 means
It is a Tangut character used for a surname and in a Huizhou place name. The scholarly reading is transcribed kwej¹; LFW entry 1299 is glossed “a surname.” A Tangut geography text writes Huizhou (會州) as 𗘒𗉔, with 𗘒 first.
The sound alone can mislead: “hoof” is associated with homophonous Tangut entries 1749 and 1766, not LFW 1299. For this exact glyph, the surname gloss and the Huizhou place-name use are supported; “hoof” is a different dictionary entry.
Around 1036, Western Xia developed Tangut writing for the Tangut language and used it for official and cultural life. Tangut texts include law codes, dictionaries, Buddhist translations, and printed books. After the Mongol conquest in 1227, Tangut stopped serving as Western Xia’s everyday state script; surviving texts now support historical and digital scholarship.
How can I type 𗘒?
Use a Tangut input method that supports this character. Rime Xunpin documents phonetic input based on reconstructed Tangut spelling, as well as stroke and four-corner modes. Its phonetic spelling follows the layout’s rules, so kwej¹ is a clue, not a universal keystroke.
Display depends on font coverage too. The documented instructions name Tangut N4694 as a supported example; if your app lacks a Tangut font, the character may appear as an empty box.
A specialist historical character associated with Tangut texts, language study, and font or input testing.
Do not assign the “hoof” gloss from the sound alone; it belongs to other dictionary entries.
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Questions people ask
1Does 𗘒 mean “hoof” in Tangut?
No. LFW entry 1299 is glossed “a surname”; the “hoof” gloss belongs to other entries, 1749 and 1766.
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How to type or find 𗘒
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- Tangut kwej surname · LFW 1299 · Huizhou Tangut name · Tangut hoof homophone · Tangut input method · Tangut font box · Western Xia script
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗘒\17612Codes and encoding1 code points
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