What 𗳻 means
Tangut dictionaries gloss 𗳻 as “upright, fair.”
Scholars transcribe its historical reading as ¹cha₃. The raised 1 and lowered 3 are pronunciation marks in that notation, not extra strokes; L0402 is its index label in a Tangut reference work.
The Tangut script took shape in 1036 as the Western Xia state script, for government and Buddhist translation. It drew on Chinese writing and neighboring Khitan scripts, but it is distinct from both. Surviving 12th- or early 13th-century manuscripts include Buddhist and translated Chinese works.
Why does Tangut cha3 appear in Sanskrit transcription?
It can spell a sound in Buddhist vocabulary.
A recorded use is 𗳻𗌡, which spells the Sanskrit word candana, meaning “sandalwood”; the same word appears as Chinese 栴檀. Another recorded sequence transcribes Mahākātyāyana, a Buddhist arhat, or person regarded as having reached awakening.
These spellings use the character for sound rather than its dictionary meaning.
What does sending 𗳻 signal?
Alone, it does not reveal which reading is intended.
If someone sends only 𗳻, there is not enough context to tell whether they mean its dictionary gloss or are showing a sound-based spelling. Treat it as Tangut text to identify, not as a reliable mood cue.
Scholarly and archival in feel; it reads as Tangut text rather than a conversational reaction.
Do not mistake its Chinese influence for Chinese identity; 𗳻 belongs to the Tangut script.
Who writes 𗳻
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3Why does this Tangut character appear as a box?
Usually, the font lacks Tangut coverage. Use a font that includes Tangut; the character itself is unchanged.
Can I type 𗳻 with an ordinary Chinese keyboard?
Not usually. A standard Chinese keyboard layout does not provide Tangut keys; use a Tangut Cangjie schema in Rime, an input method framework, or a Unicode picker with U17CFB.
Is 𗳻 a Chinese character?
No. It belongs to the Tangut script, created for the Tangut language and Western Xia. The script drew on Chinese writing but is distinct from it.
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How to type or find 𗳻
- Also called
- Tangut cha3 · Tangut L0402 · Xixia cha3
- Search it as
- cha3 · L0402 · upright · fair · sandalwood · Sanskrit · Xixia · Tangut font
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗳻\17CFBCodes and encoding1 code points
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