What 𗬆 means
It gave Western Xia a native script. Emperor Li Yuanhao ordered it as part of state-building. One intended project was a Tangut canon, a complete collection of Buddhist scriptures.
Chinese writing shaped its appearance and how its characters were built. The Khitan, another medieval people of northern China, offered a model for creating a native state script; Tangut remained a separate system for the Tangut language.
After the Mongol conquest, Tangut writing continued under the Yuan and Ming dynasties of China; it was obsolete by the end of the Ming dynasty.
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1Why does 𗬆 show as a box?
Your font may not include Tangut glyphs. Use a font with Tangut coverage; the box marks a missing glyph.
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𗬆\17B06Codes and encoding1 code points
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