What 𗱩 means
Use U17C69 in a Unicode hexadecimal input method.
Enter the digits 17C69 in a method that accepts Unicode hexadecimal values; the exact keystrokes depend on your operating system.
What does 𗱩 mean?
𗱩 is a Tangut word glossed “to obstruct.”
Tangut writing was put into use around 1036 for the Western Xia state and its official writing and translations, including Buddhist works. Western Xia is also known as Xixia. Its square forms drew on Chinese writing but recorded the Tangut language.
Khitan rulers in a neighboring state developed their own writing system around 920, before Tangut writing was put into use. The character appears at position 48.242 in the 12th-century Wénhǎi, a Tangut rhyme dictionary.
Historical and specialist; in a message, it signals deliberate interest in Tangut writing.
A word glossed “to obstruct” is not automatically a barrier icon.
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Questions people ask
2Why does 𗱩 show as a box?
It can. The text may contain the correct Tangut character while the active font lacks its glyph; a font with Tangut coverage can display it.
Is 𗱩 a Chinese character?
No. It belongs to the Tangut writing system, a separate system whose square forms were influenced by Chinese writing.
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How to type or find 𗱩
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- 𗱩 meaning · 𗱩 Tangut · Tangut word obstruct · Tangut character obstruct · Xixia character 𗱩 · Tangut Unicode 𗱩
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗱩\17C69Codes and encoding1 code points
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