What 𗠻 means
𗠻 is a Tangut character; its Unicode label is not a translation. The 12th-century Sea of Writing, a Tangut dictionary arranged by syllable rhyme, lists it at position 86.251 under Rhyme 83. That index location is not an English gloss.
In 1036, Emperor Li Yuanhao ordered the Tangut script for Western Xia state-building and a Tangut Buddhist canon, a collection of Buddhist writings. The script was later used for translations from Chinese and Tibetan, Confucian classics, encyclopedias, military works, and literature. It drew inspiration from Chinese writing and earlier Khitan script-making, but remained a distinct system; its characters are not interchangeable with Chinese or Khitan characters.
Why does 𗠻 look different or show as a box?
The font decides whether 𗠻 appears and which design you see. A font without Tangut coverage may show an empty box or fallback glyph. Fonts that include Tangut can still differ in design details or glyph corrections.
A historical writing character, suited to Tangut texts or discussion of Tangut writing.
If it arrives alone, ask for its source or surrounding text; the Unicode label does not translate it.
Who writes 𗠻
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsPart of a Tangut word or sentence; the surrounding text supplies the reading and translation.
Questions people ask
1Why does 𗠻 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.
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How to type or find 𗠻
- Search it as
- Tangut 1783B · Tangut script · Xixia script · Tangut font · Tangut dictionary · Tangut rhyming dictionary
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗠻\1783BCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.