What 𗱭 means
It is a transcription character, not one fixed word. Transcription uses one writing system to represent another language’s sounds. One Tangut lookup list records four values for 𗱭—shou, shao, xiu, and zhao—and context determines which applies.
Tangut writing supported Western Xia government and Buddhist translations. A manuscript found at Khara-Khoto, a ruined Tangut-era city, probably dates to the 12th or early 13th century.
The script continued under Yuan and Ming rule, then fell out of use by the end of Ming. Its characters resemble Chinese writing, but Tangut is a distinct script.
Who writes 𗱭
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Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗱭 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.
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How to type or find 𗱭
- Search it as
- shou · shao · xiu · zhao · Tangut transcription · Tangut transliteration
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗱭\17C6DCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.