Tangut character 17C75

Search a Tangut input tool by gloss, dictionary number, code, or handwriting. Li Fanwen’s dictionary entry is numbered 0927; Unicode source data labels it L2008-0927, also shortened to LFW 0927.

What does 𗱵 mean?

In Tangut, 𗱵 means “yellow.” Li Fanwen’s 2008 Tangut–Chinese Dictionary gives that gloss for entry 0927. The Unicode name is built from the character’s code number; it identifies the character rather than translating its meaning.

Tangut script was created around 1036, under the first emperor of Western Xia. During the Western Xia period, it served government and cultural life, including Buddhist works and translated books. Its square forms drew inspiration from Chinese writing, but Tangut is a separate script for another language.

After Western Xia fell, Tangut continued into the Yuan and Ming periods before becoming obsolete as a written language.

Why does 𗱵 look different in different fonts?

Different Tangut fonts can draw the same encoded character differently. Unicode unifies some source-specific shapes when they do not distinguish meaning in that source tradition, so a Tangut-capable font may show a different representative form. A font without Tangut support may fail to display the character.