What 𗦟 means
Its Unicode label identifies the sign, not its word-level reading. A Tangut dictionary entry or the sentence around it is needed to identify the word.
Tangut is a separate script modeled partly on Chinese and Khitan writing. Khitan was another historical script used in the region; these are design influences, not evidence that Tangut characters can be read as Chinese.
Tangut writing was created by imperial decree for the Tangut language. Its documented use runs from 1036 to 1502. Texts include Buddhist translations, legal works, household and tax records, contracts, and literature. Most surviving manuscripts date to the mid-11th to early 13th centuries; the latest known inscription is dated 1502. Those dates describe the script, not a documented change in 𗦟's meaning.
A character from a historical script; its exact word depends on a Tangut dictionary or sentence context.
Do not assign it a Chinese reading from its shape.
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Who writes 𗦟
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Questions people ask
1Is 𗦟 Chinese?
No. It belongs to Tangut writing. The script drew on Chinese and Khitan design, but its characters are not ordinary Chinese characters.
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Codes and encoding1 code points
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