What 𗯴 means
Under or below. Its scholarly reconstructed reading is transcribed khu¹.
The Tangut script was developed around 1036 for Western Xia administration and culture, and people also used it for Buddhist translations. After the state fell in 1227, writers continued using Tangut for religious texts.
Historical Tangut writing; it fits Tangut texts, scholarship, or Tangut type design.
Do not guess a Chinese reading from its shape.
Who writes 𗯴
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Questions people ask
2Is 𗯴 a Chinese character?
No. It belongs to Tangut, a different language and script. Tangut uses Chinese-style character construction, which explains the visual resemblance.
Why is 𗯴 a box?
A square can be the font’s missing-glyph box: the app or font lacks a Tangut glyph for 𗯴. A font with Tangut coverage can display it.
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How to type or find 𗯴
- Search it as
- tangut · xixia · khu · below · under
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗯴\17BF4Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.