What 𗬕 means
It introduces the directions in a Tangut boundary formula.
Tangut script was created in 1036 for Western Xia and used in official records and Buddhist texts. Land-sale contracts use this formula; a surviving contract from 1198 lists the parcel’s four borders.
Why does 𗬕 show as a box?
Your font may lack Tangut coverage.
The text can contain 𗬕 even when a font without Tangut support displays a box or blank. That is a display problem, not a different character.
Formal, historical property language in Tangut land-sale contracts.
Do not infer a Chinese reading; the documented use is Tangut.
Who writes 𗬕
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1Why does 𗬕 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.
How to type or find 𗬕
- Search it as
- 𗬕 · 17B15 · U+17B15 · Tangut · Xixia · mjijr · land-sale boundary · Tangut font
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗬕\17B15Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.
