What 𗠾 means
It means “to cough” in Tangut. Li Fanwen’s 2008 Tangut dictionary lists it as entry 4615, glossed “to cough” in the English index.
The Tangut script emerged around 1036 under Western Xia imperial sponsorship to serve official and cultural needs. It uses a square-character style also seen in Chinese writing, but Tangut is a separate script for a separate language.
After the 13th-century Mongol conquest, Tangut disappeared from daily use. Translations of Chinese and Tibetan texts, especially Buddhist works, survived and later helped scholars decipher the language.
What does 𗠾 mean if someone sends it?
Usually, the glyph needs Tangut context.
In an ordinary message, a reader is more likely to notice an unfamiliar historical character than decode the verb. If the meaning matters, say “cough” in the recipient’s language; 𗠾 works better as a scholarly or historical reference.
How do I type 𗠾?
A Unicode input method or dictionary can locate it.
If it displays as a blank square or fallback box, the app’s font lacks a Tangut glyph; the character itself is unchanged.
Historical and specialist; outside Tangut, its verb reading depends on a dictionary gloss.
No. 𗠾 is Tangut, a separate writing system from Chinese.
Who writes 𗠾
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗠾 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 𗠾
- Search it as
- tangut · cough · xixia · xixiawen · 4615 · 𗠾 · Tangut cough
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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