Tangut Ideograph 17C7B

The label identifies the character; it does not translate it.

Unicode generates Tangut ideograph labels from their code points, so Tangut Ideograph-17C7B is an identifier rather than a gloss. A structural index connects 𗱻 to entry 0948 in Li Fanwen’s 2008 Tangut–Chinese dictionary and describes its components. Use a Tangut dictionary or the surrounding passage to find its reading; neither the entry number nor the component description translates the character.

Why was the Tangut script created?

It was created for the Xixia state.

The Tangut script was created in Xixia (Western Xia) in the 11th century. Ruler Li Yuanhao linked its creation to Yeli Renrong and promoted a state writing system for the Tangut language, distinct from Chinese writing. It served government and education, Buddhist translations, and secular works.

An official document from 1072 and an inscribed upright stone, or stele, at Liangzhou from 1094 are early surviving examples. Tangut writing continued after Xixia fell to the Mongols in 1227, through the Yuan and Ming periods; an inscription from 1502 is a late surviving example. These dates trace the script's record, not this individual character's first appearance.

How can I type 𗱻?

Use Unicode-aware input or a code-point escape.

For Tangut input, JavaScript accepts \u{17C7B}, Python accepts \U00017C7B, and HTML accepts 𗱻. Its five-digit code point is beyond the Basic Multilingual Plane, so input methods limited to that plane may fail. A font needs Tangut coverage to display it; a box means the character is missing from that font, while different strokes may reflect Tangut font variants.