What 𗴑 means
No. It belongs to Tangut writing, a separate script.
Tangut writing was visually inspired by Chinese characters but is not directly derived from them. Unicode's code-derived label identifies 𗴑; it does not provide the character's Tangut reading or translation. Use a Tangut dictionary and the surrounding sentence to interpret it.
Why was Tangut writing created?
It served a medieval state and its own literary tradition. Around 1036, Western Xia put the script to state use to strengthen the state, distinguish its culture from Song China, and compile a Tangut Buddhist canon—a collection of Buddhist writings. A Tangut manuscript fragment from Khara-Khoto probably dates to the 12th or early 13th century.
After Western Xia fell in 1227, Buddhist and other Tangut texts continued under the Yuan and Ming dynasties. The script became obsolete by the end of the Ming period. Khitan scripts were historical neighbors of Tangut writing, but their characters are not translation keys for one another.
Who writes 𗴑
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Questions people ask
2Why does 𗴑 show as a box?
The selected font lacks a usable Tangut glyph. Unicode can encode the character even when that font cannot draw it; switch to a font with Tangut coverage.
Can Tangut glyphs look different in historical sources?
Yes. Tangut glyph shapes vary across historical sources and editions, so an older written form may not look exactly like its modern encoded form.
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How to type or find 𗴑
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- xixia · western xia · tangut script · tangut character · tangut glyph · tangut font · tangut input · tangut dictionary
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗴑\17D11Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.