Tangut ideograph 𗰒

𗰒 is the Tangut word for “heavy.” Tangut was the writing system of the Western Xia state and also appeared in official, private, and Buddhist texts. Chinese and Khitan writing traditions influenced its design, but Tangut is a separate script.

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What 𗰒 means

𗰒 means “heavy” in Tangut. It is a character from a historical writing system, so this meaning belongs to Tangut-language text.

Tangut writing was developed around 1036 for the Western Xia state; surviving texts date from the mid-11th century onward. It served official and private writing as well as Buddhist works, including the Tangut Buddhist Canon, a collection of Buddhist scriptures.

Chinese and earlier Khitan writing traditions influenced Tangut, but it remained a distinct script. Its use continued after the Western Xia state ended and fell out of use by the end of the Ming dynasty. Tangut characters can have different stroke shapes across fonts; a variation in 𗰒 alone does not make it a different character.

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Who writes 𗰒

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Questions people ask

Why does 𗰒 show as a box on some devices?

Not every system ships a font for the Tangut block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.