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𗠠

tangut ideograph-17820

Tangut Ideograph 17820

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𗠠 is a Tangut character for “to feed.” In a Buddhist mantra, it represents part of a Sanskrit sound sequence.

Text symbol

What 𗠠 means

A Tangut dictionary translates it as “to feed.”

Li Fanwen’s dictionary lists it as entry 4564.

Created under Western Xia about 1036 to write Tangut, the script served official, private, and religious texts. Its design reflects Chinese and Khitan script traditions, though it is a distinct script. The last known Tangut inscription dates to 1502.

Who writes 𗠠

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What it means when someone sends it to you

2 readings

It is Tangut text; one glyph cannot establish its intended meaning.

Combination ideas

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This Tangut sequence renders Sanskrit “domsta,” a Latin-letter transcription, in a Buddhist mantra.

Questions people ask

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Why does 𗠠 show as a box on some devices?

Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.

How to type or find 𗠠

Search it as
U+17820 · Tangut · Xixia · Tangut feed · Tangut mantra
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 17820, then AltX to get 𗠠.
Windows
⊞Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win .).
macOS
⌃Control+⌘Command+␣SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “tangut ideograph-17820”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 17820, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𗠠
CSS
\17820
Display
Use a font with Tangut coverage; otherwise the app may show a missing-glyph box.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗠠
HTML hex
𗠠
CSS content
content: "\17820";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%A0%A0
1
On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

Families this belongs to

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