Tangut character 𗱃

A Tangut dictionary glosses 𗱃 as “east”; another analysis gives “end.” One index labels the character L0827.

Western Xia’s first emperor established the Tangut script around 1036 to write Tangut and give the state its own written culture. It drew on Chinese writing but remained distinct.

Tangut texts served official, private, and religious purposes. Writing continued into the Yuan and Ming periods before the script became obsolete. Scholars rediscovered it in the late 19th century.