What 𗙖 means
𗙖 is a Tangut sign used for transliteration. It writes a name or word by sound rather than as a fixed word. Scholars record its reconstructed reading using the Latin-letter form phan.
Tangut was created around 1036 for the Western Xia state and Buddhist scripture. Its writings include Buddhist translations from Chinese and Tibetan, alongside official and private documents. The script continued after Western Xia fell and became obsolete by the end of the Ming dynasty.
Unicode's comparison links 𗙖 and 𗦺 through the same reconstructed reading, conventionally written phan. 𗙖 is used for transliteration; 𗦺 marks a surname, so their functions differ.
Who writes 𗙖
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Questions people ask
1Will 𗙖 look identical in every font?
No. This text character is drawn by the reader's font; if the font lacks Tangut support, you may see a missing-glyph box.
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How to type or find 𗙖
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- Tangut · Xixia · Tangut transliteration · Tangut phan · 𗦺 surname form
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗙖\17656Codes and encoding1 code points
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