Tangut Character 17B4D

It means “to go” or “to send” in Tangut.

The reading dźjịj¹ is a scholarly reconstruction of the historical Tangut reading, not a present-day spoken pronunciation. The sentence tells you which English gloss fits.

If someone sends it alone, ask for the Tangut sentence or a translation before choosing between the two meanings.

Why does 𗭍 look Chinese?

Tangut took visual cues from Chinese but remained a separate script.

Tangut writing was made as a distinct script in the Western Xia state around 1036, under its first emperor, Li Yuanhao. Its square, character-based style drew on Chinese writing while representing the Tangut language. That date belongs to the script’s creation, not to this individual character’s first appearance.

The neighboring Khitan people had already developed a separate script, a regional precedent rather than proof that Tangut copied individual signs. Tangut writing served government, private use, and Buddhist translation; it continued into the Yuan and early Ming periods.

How do I type 𗭍?

Use a Tangut input method such as Xunpin for Rime.

Rime is an input-method framework; Xunpin supports Tangut entry by reconstructed reading, strokes, or four-corner codes based on the character’s corner shapes.

The input method and display font solve different problems: a font with Tangut coverage is also needed. Without one, a correctly entered character can appear as an empty square.