Tangut Ideograph 1775A

The proposed “tree” reading applies to the whole pair.

A linguistic analysis proposes 𗝚𘕰 as a Tangut word for “tree.” It relates 𗝚 to the independent Tangut character 𗝠, whose meanings include “tree,” “wood,” and “firewood”; 𘕰 also means “tree.” Because the compound reading is proposed, don't give 𗝚 alone that full gloss.

Created in 1036 under Tangut emperor Li Yuanhao, the script likely helped produce a Tangut Buddhist canon—a large collection of scriptures—and mark the state's identity apart from Song-dynasty China. Khara-khoto manuscripts preserve Buddhist works, translated Chinese classics, military writings, encyclopedias, and literature. One undated secular manuscript from the ruined city probably dates to the 12th or early 13th century.