What 𗤈 means
Its reading is reconstructed; no standalone translation is secure.
Its sound has been reconstructed, but not a definite English gloss. A 12th-century Tangut text about homonyms—characters grouped by sound—pairs it with 𗥞. The pairing records a sound relationship, not an interchangeable meaning.
One documented occurrence is in a fragment of an inscribed stone monument from the tomb of Western Xia emperor Jingzong, held by the Xixia Museum. Tangut script was created around 1036 under ruler Li Yuanhao for state-building, Buddhist-canon translation, and Tangut identity. It drew on Chinese writing principles and earlier Khitan scripts. Tangut writing served Buddhist, legal, Confucian, military, encyclopedic, and literary works; the latest known inscription is dated 1502.
How do I type 𗤈?
Use an input method that accepts Unicode hexadecimal values.
Enter U17908 in a Unicode-aware hexadecimal input method. The exact keystrokes depend on your operating system and app. Whether the character displays depends on the Tangut fonts available to them.
Historical and specialist: the character is easiest to interpret in Tangut text, while its isolated meaning remains unsettled.
A reconstructed reading is not a full translation.
Who writes 𗤈
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsRead it within the surrounding historical text; its standalone translation is unsettled.
Questions people ask
1Can 𗤈 appear as a box?
Yes. If the selected font lacks Tangut coverage, an app may show a missing-glyph box; the encoded character remains the same.
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How to type or find 𗤈
- Also called
- LFW2008-2888
- Search it as
- tangut script · tangut · xixia · western xia · 𗤈 meaning · 𗤈 reading
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗤈\17908Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.