What 𗡵 means
It is a Tangut verb meaning “to smile.”
The English index in Li Fanwen’s Tangut dictionary glosses it as “to smile.” Tangut writing was created under the first emperor of the Western Xia state around 1036 for official and cultural life. It remained in use under the Yuan and Ming dynasties, later ruling houses in China, and became obsolete by the end of Ming.
The Sea of Characters, a Tangut dictionary compiled in the mid-12th century, records 𗡵 at page and entry 50.132.
Is 𗡵 the Chinese character 笑?
No. It is a separate Tangut character.
笑 is a Chinese character used for “laugh” or “smile”; 𗡵 is a Tangut verb. Their English glosses overlap, but 𗡵 is not a form of 笑.
Tangut component analysis places 𘡱 on the left and 𘩙 on the right of 𗡵. This describes its written structure, not a separate translation for each part.
Historical Tangut vocabulary; read it as written language, not a default chat reaction.
Don’t assume a sender is saying they feel cheerful; the written verb means “to smile.”
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗡵 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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- 𗡵 meaning · Tangut smile character · Tangut word for smile · Xixia script · Tangut font
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗡵\17875𗡵 in HTML source; an HTML parser turns it into the Tangut character.Codes and encoding1 code points
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