What 𗜄 means
Use a Tangut input method; a Tangut font handles display.
Some Tangut input methods offer reconstructed readings (scholarly estimates of Tangut pronunciation), stroke input, or four-corner codes. Available methods vary by input tool.
Typing and display are separate: an input method can enter 𗜄 even if the app's font cannot draw it.
Is 𗜄 Chinese?
No. 𗜄 belongs to Tangut, a separate historical script.
Tangut writing was introduced in 1036 to record the Tangut language. The script served for government records, Buddhist translations, legal texts, and other works. The latest known Tangut inscription—a text carved or written on an object—dates to 1502.
Tangut designers drew on Chinese and Khitan writing, another historical script from the region, but created a distinct system. This character's generic Unicode label identifies it; it does not give the Tangut word or an English gloss.
As of 2026, Tangut is chiefly encountered in historical and scholarly contexts.
Without shared Tangut context, 𗜄 may read as an unexplained text sample.
Who writes 𗜄
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Questions people ask
2Why does 𗜄 show as a box?
It usually means the app's font does not include Tangut. The character may still be present; view it with a Tangut-capable font or an app that includes one.
Does 𗜄 have an English translation?
No. Its generic Unicode label is an identifier, not a translation. Check a Tangut dictionary and the surrounding text for the character's word and meaning.
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How to type or find 𗜄
- Search it as
- Tangut · Xixia · Western Xia · Tangut character · Tangut font · Tangut input method
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗜄\17704Codes and encoding1 code points
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