What 𗯬 means
It means “pillow” in Tangut. A Tangut–Chinese dictionary calls it a sleeping cushion. The script is distinct from Chinese, though Chinese writing inspired its design.
Around 1036, ruler Li Yuanhao ordered the script for Western Xia state-building and Buddhist translation. Western Xia was a state in northwest China; earlier Khitan scripts provided a model. Tangut writing served official records, Buddhist works and literature. A surviving manuscript fragment translating Chinese anecdotes probably dates to the 12th or early 13th century; the latest known inscription dates to 1502.
What does 𗯬 mean in a message?
Alone, it needs context. In a historical text, read it as “pillow”; sent by itself, ask what the sender means.
Historical or scholarly, not everyday conversation.
Who writes 𗯬
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗯬 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 𗯬
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- Tangut pillow · Western Xia · Xixiawen
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗯬\17BECCodes and encoding1 code points
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