What 𗢯 means
It means “tongue,” the body part.
The Tangut reading lhwa is a scholarly reconstruction. A word list pairs it with “eye,” “ear,” and “nose.”
When did the Tangut script begin?
It was introduced in 1036 for Western Xia.
Tangut writing drew on Chinese and earlier Khitan models. Western Xia used it for Buddhist texts, Chinese translations, laws, and other works.
Who writes 𗢯
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Questions people ask
1Why does the Tangut character show as a square?
The chosen typeface lacks Tangut glyphs. Use one that includes them; the text still contains the same character.
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How to type or find 𗢯
- Search it as
- tongue · lhwa · Tangut
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𗢯CSS
\178AFUnicode hex
To type Tangut 𗢯, enter 178AF in a Unicode hex input method and trigger conversion; the shortcut depends on your system or app.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗢯
HTML hex
𗢯
CSS content
content: "\178AF";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%A2%AF
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.