What 𗚙 means
It means “Chinese parasol tree” in Tangut.
It names a plant, not a picture of one.
Why was Tangut writing created?
To write Tangut for the Western Xia state.
Around 1036, Tangut writing entered official use for correspondence; Buddhist translations expanded its reach. Its forms draw on Chinese writing but represent another language. After Western Xia fell in 1227, Buddhist inscriptions still used Tangut, including one from 1502.
Who writes 𗚙
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗚙 show as a box?
Your font may lack Tangut glyphs. Switch to one with Tangut support; a font draws this text character’s shape.
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How to type or find 𗚙
- Search it as
- xixia · parasol
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𗚙CSS
\17699How do I type 𗚙?
Copy it from the palette above. For Tangut text, use a script input method; sound-based tools use scholars’ estimates of the language’s old pronunciation.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗚙
HTML hex
𗚙
CSS content
content: "\17699";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%9A%99
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On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.