Tangut character 𗱠

It means “pure” or “only” in Tangut.

The historical pronunciation is reconstructed; scholarly transcriptions give it as dźe¹ or dźjij¹. These are academic spellings for a reconstructed sound, not other Unicode characters.

The Tangut script was created for the Western Xia state, also called Xixia, around 1036, partly to support a Tangut Buddhist canon and a distinct state identity. It later carried official, private, religious, and translated works; a manuscript found at Khara-Khoto probably dates to the 12th or early 13th century.

Why does 𗱠 look Chinese?

Tangut was visually inspired by Chinese, not derived from it.

The Khitan script was another nearby model for a state writing system. Tangut characters belong to their own script, so a square outline that resembles Chinese does not make a Chinese character an equivalent.

What does 𗱠 mean in a phrase?

A preceding negative word shifts the phrase toward “not only.”

A Tangut contract uses a two-character phrase for “not purely” or “not only,” especially where two clauses meet. This is a historical grammar example, not a free-standing label.