What 𗪾 means
It is a Tangut character; its recorded reading is not a translation.
Tangut scholar Li Fanwen lists it as catalogue number 3779 and records ljɨ̣ as its reconstructed pronunciation.
Tangut was a state project
Under the first Western Xia emperor, the script was developed around 1036 for state administration, a Buddhist canon, and a distinct Tangut identity. Chinese writing influenced its forms; Tangut appeared in official, private, religious, and translated texts.
Use continued under Yuan and Ming rule, and Tangut became obsolete by the end of the Ming. Earlier Khitan script-making provided a precedent. Surviving Tangut writings include Buddhist translations from Chinese and Tibetan.
Who writes 𗪾
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗪾 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 𗪾
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- Tangut character · LFW 3779 · Xixia script · Tangut pronunciation · Tangut font
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗪾\17ABECodes and encoding1 code points
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