What 𗫸 means
Its reading depends on context; no standalone gloss is established.
𗫸 starts the Tangut title of a translation of the Classic of Filial Piety with Commentary, a Chinese work about duties toward parents.
A scholarly index reconstructs its reading there as ꞏi̭ẹi. That notation is a contextual scholarly reconstruction, not a general translation.
Why was the Tangut script created?
It was developed for the language and state of Western Xia.
The Tangut script was created around 1036 for official and cultural use. Texts survive from the 11th century in administrative, legal, dictionary, and Buddhist works. Its square forms drew on Chinese writing, but recorded a different language.
After the Mongol conquest, Tangut writing continued under Yuan and Ming rule, then fell out of use by the end of the Ming dynasty. The title containing 𗫸 survives in cursive handwriting; scholars proposed competing regularized forms, so the digital form is an editorial standardization rather than a trace of one brushstroke.
Historical and scholarly; outside a Tangut text, it is best read as a specimen of the script.
Treat ꞏi̭ẹi as a title-specific reconstruction, not a general translation.
Who writes 𗫸
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1Why does 𗫸 show as a box?
The active font lacks Tangut coverage. Choose a font that includes the script; the character code can be correct even when that font cannot draw its glyph.
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