What 𗥭 means
A Tangut dictionary glosses 𗥭 as “to carry off.”
Li Fanwen’s dictionary pairs Tangut entries with Chinese meanings; an index links this entry to number 3949 in Clauson’s Tangut dictionary. The Xixia (Western Xia) state used Tangut as its language and writing system.
Is 𗥭 Chinese?
No. It is Tangut, a separate writing system.
The Tangut script was created and standardized in the 11th century for the Western Xia state’s official records and cultural work, including translations. The earliest extant example cited in Tangut scholarship is an official document from 1072. Surviving collections include Buddhist translations and texts from after the state fell. Chinese writing influenced Tangut’s design; whether the Khitan people also influenced it remains debated. The scripts write different languages, so this character is not interchangeable with a Chinese character.
Historical and scholarly in context; a lone message gives little conversational context.
A Chinese-like form does not make it a Chinese character.
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Who writes 𗥭
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsRead it as a Tangut character; the dictionary gloss is “to carry off.”
Questions people ask
1Why is 𗥭 a box?
That box is a missing-glyph placeholder. As of 2026, a browser or app whose active font lacks Tangut coverage may display it while the character remains in the text.
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How to type or find 𗥭
- Also called
- L2008-3716
- Search it as
- Xixia · Tangut meaning · carry off · Tangut IME · four-corner code · tofu character · Tangut font · tangut writing · western xia script · tangut ideogram
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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Codes and encoding1 code points
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