What 𗚨 means
Its Unicode label does not reveal the Tangut word.
𗚨 belongs to the Tangut script, also known as the Xixia script. Identify its word and reading from a Tangut dictionary or surrounding Tangut text; the encoded label identifies a character, not its translation.
Why was the Tangut script created?
It gave Western Xia a state script for government and Buddhist translation.
Created around 1036 under Western Xia’s first emperor, Tangut writing supported state-building and preparation of a Buddhist canon, a collection of sacred texts. It marked an identity distinct from Song China. Its visual and compositional traditions drew on Chinese writing; earlier Khitan script-making offered a nearby political precedent.
A surviving manuscript associated with Khara-Khoto probably dates to the 12th or early 13th century. It contains a secular work translated into Tangut; other surviving texts include Buddhist and official material. Tangut continued in use during the Yuan and Ming dynasties and was obsolete by the end of the Ming.
Historical and specialist: read it as Tangut writing; an isolated appearance has no reliable chat tone.
Tangut’s Chinese-inspired design does not make this a Chinese character.
Who writes 𗚨
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsA Tangut word or word part; surrounding text supplies its reading.
Related characters
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Questions people ask
2Can I read 𗚨 as Chinese?
No. Tangut took visual and compositional inspiration from Chinese writing, but it is a separate script. A Chinese resemblance cannot identify this character’s reading.
Why does 𗚨 show as a box?
The selected font lacks a Tangut glyph. Use a Tangut-capable font; the box is a display failure, not a different character.
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How to type or find 𗚨
- Search it as
- tangut · tangut script · xixia script · western xia · tangut text · tangut font · tangut writing
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗚨\176A8Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.