What 𗛕 means
𗛕 is glossed as “eyelid” in Tangut dictionaries.
A Tangut–Chinese dictionary by Li Fanwen gives 瞼, the Chinese word for “eyelid,” as its gloss. It records the reconstructed Tangut reading as bju̱¹, a scholarly notation for an extinct language rather than a modern pronunciation guide.
The Tangut script was created around 1036 under Western Xia, also called Xixia, a state founded by Tangut people. It served administration, diplomatic documents in two languages, schools, and Buddhist translations. Tangut writing continued through the Yuan and Ming dynasties before becoming obsolete.
Is 𗛕 Chinese?
No. It is a Tangut character in a separate script.
Tangut borrowed the square character style of Chinese writing, so the glyphs can look related while belonging to different writing systems. 瞼 is the Chinese gloss for its meaning, not an alternate spelling of 𗛕.
Do not guess its meaning from one component: Tangut components can contribute sound or meaning differently from one character to another, so the full dictionary entry matters.
Scholarly or archival; in ordinary modern writing, it reads as a reference to Tangut script.
瞼 is the Chinese gloss, not an interchangeable spelling of 𗛕.
Who writes 𗛕
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗛕 look different in different fonts?
The font draws the glyph, and Tangut sources preserve variant shapes. The strokes can look different while the encoded character remains the same.
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How to type or find 𗛕
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