What 𗣌 means
No; it is Tangut writing. A Tangut dictionary glosses 𗣌 as “to understand.” Around 1036, Western Xia ruler Li Yuanhao ordered Tangut writing for state records, Buddhist translations, and a distinct state identity. The earliest dated example is an official dispatch from 1072.
It continued after the state fell in 1227: a Tangut inscription from 1502 shows its later use. The neighboring Khitan people had made their own scripts about a century earlier, a regional precedent, not proof this character was copied from them.
Chinese writing inspired Tangut’s square, component-based design, but this character records Tangut rather than Chinese.
Who writes 𗣌
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗣌 look different in different fonts?
Font variation is expected: the Unicode chart’s glyph is a reference, so Tangut-capable fonts may draw its strokes differently.
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How to type or find 𗣌
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- tangut · xixia · understand · comprehension
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗣌\178CCCodes and encoding1 code points
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