What 𗰹 means
It is a Tangut character with a tentative historical meaning.
Tangut is the language of the Western Xia kingdom. Its writing system was developed for the language around 1036 and used in official, private, and religious writing.
A study of Khara-Khoto documents records a scholarly Latin-letter transcription, “tsow,” and tentatively connects it to Chinese 胙 (meat offered in sacrifice) or 酢 (vinegar). These are possible readings, not interchangeable translations.
A grain-account fragment uses 𗰹 in an unclear commodity entry. A livestock-sale contract from 1203 puts it at the start of one party’s name. These records show the character in practical economic and legal writing, but do not settle its meaning.
What does 𗰹 mean in a modern message?
Without Tangut context, it points to the script or a historical text.
A font with Tangut coverage can display it; a font without the needed glyph may show a blank or a box. That is a font-coverage issue, not a different character.
Historical and scholarly; use it in a Tangut text or discussion, not as unexplained chat shorthand.
Do not translate it as “vinegar” without the source text.
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Who writes 𗰹
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsPart of one party’s name; the surrounding text matters.
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1Questions people ask
1Is 𗰹 a Chinese character?
No. It belongs to Tangut writing, a separate system developed for the Tangut language.
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How to type or find 𗰹
- Also called
- tsow
- Search it as
- Tangut script · Western Xia · Xixia · Khara-Khoto · vinegar · sacrificial meat
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗰹\17C39Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.