What 𗛎 means
It is glossed “trough” in a Tangut dictionary.
Li Fanwen’s English index gives dictionary entry 4357 the gloss “trough.” Unicode’s source data maps 𗛎 to that entry. A 2014 Tangut encoding proposal changed some code-point placements, which can make an older lookup attach a different entry to the character.
The Sea of Writing, a Tangut dictionary arranged by rhyme (groups of words with the same syllable ending), lists 𗛎 at entry 15.112 in the 12th century. That record shows the character was in use by then, not when it originated. Tangut writing appeared in government records and Buddhist translations in Western Xia. The kingdom fell in 1227, but Tangut writing continued; the latest known example is dated 1502. Tangut characters can resemble Chinese characters, but the Tangut script is a separate writing system.
Neutral in historical Tangut text study.
Who writes 𗛎
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1Why do old references give 𗛎 another meaning?
An earlier Tangut encoding proposal changed some code-point placements, which can make old lookups point to a different dictionary entry. Unicode maps 𗛎 to Li Fanwen’s entry 4357, glossed “trough.”
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How to type or find 𗛎
- Also called
- Tangut 176CE · L2008-4357
- Search it as
- 176ce · Tangut trough · Tangut dictionary 4357 · Xixia character
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗛎\176CECodes and encoding1 code points
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