What 𗲴 means
Tangut dictionaries gloss 𗲴 as “dog.”
The Tangut–Chinese dictionary entry pairs it with the Chinese character 犬 (“dog”) and reconstructs its Tangut reading as thja. Thja is scholarly Latin-letter notation for the extinct language, not a current spoken pronunciation.
The Tangut script was created in the 11th century for official and cultural life in Western Xia (Xixia), a Tangut-led state. Its character structures draw on Chinese writing but represent Tangut, not Chinese; the earliest known Tangut document is dated 1072. Buddhist texts kept the script in use after the state ended.
Historical and linguistic; the “dog” gloss comes from a Tangut–Chinese dictionary.
Who writes 𗲴
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗲴 show as a box?
Your font or app may lack Tangut coverage. Switch to a font that includes Tangut; the box is a missing-glyph placeholder, not part of the text.
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- Tangut dog character · Xixia script · thja
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𗲴\17CB4Codes and encoding1 code points
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