What 𗜙 means
Li Fanwen’s dictionary gloss is “to hold.”
A provisional chart from 2012 linked it to entry 4150 (“to punish severely”). The final mapping assigns 𗜙 to 4365 and 𗜠 to 4150.
When did Tangut writing begin?
The Western Xia state introduced it in 1036.
The script served state-building and Buddhist translation, drawing on Chinese writing and neighboring Khitan scripts. Tangut texts continued after Western Xia fell in 1227; the latest known inscription dates to 1502.
A historical dictionary gloss.
“Punish severely” is the provisional entry, not 𗜙’s final gloss.
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Who writes 𗜙
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗜙 show as a box on some devices?
Not every system ships a font for the Tangut block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.
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How to type or find 𗜙
- Search it as
- Tangut · Xixia · hold · punish · 4150 · 4365
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗜙\17719Codes and encoding1 code points
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