What 𗰪 means
Its code-point name identifies the glyph; it does not translate it.
Unicode links 𗰪 to entry 0964 in Li Fanwen’s Tangut–Chinese dictionary and gives it structural index 179.10. A second specialist index links the glyph to entry 0772, with the reconstructed reading lhe̱w. For a Tangut 𗰪 reading, treat lhe̱w as scholarly notation, not an English gloss; the numbers are lookup aids.
Is 𗰪 Chinese?
No. 𗰪 belongs to the Tangut script, also called Xixia script.
It wrote the Tangut language, not Chinese. A font without Tangut coverage may show a box or fallback glyph; typefaces can change its contours without changing the encoded character.
Why was the Tangut script created?
It supported state-building, Buddhist translation, and a distinct Tangut identity.
The script is traditionally dated to 1036, when Li Yuanhao ordered it as part of building the Western Xia state. Its purposes included a Tangut Buddhist canon and a political identity distinct from Song China. Surviving texts also include translated Chinese classics, encyclopedias, military works, laws, and literature. Tangut texts remained in use during the Yuan period; a 1502 stone pillar carved with a Buddhist dharani (a protective text) records later community use. The script followed the neighboring Khitan people’s script-making and drew visual and structural inspiration from Chinese, but was not derived from it. This history does not make 𗰪 a Han character.
Historical-script register: use it in identified Tangut text, research, or typography.
A box where 𗰪 should appear means the font lacks Tangut coverage.
Questions people ask
1Why does 𗰪 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 𗰪
𗰪\17C2ACodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.