Tangut ideograph 17D2A

It means “to observe, watch, inspect, or examine.”

One scholarly reconstruction writes its historical reading as mjɨr²; the asterisk marks a pronunciation inferred from historical evidence, not recorded directly. A Tangut pronunciation glossary titled *Homophones cites the character in the 12th century, but reference works reconstruct its sound differently.

Tangut was the language used in Western Xia, a medieval state in what is now northwestern China. Western Xia commissioned its script in 1036 for state-building. Its design drew on Chinese writing principles and scripts used by the Khitan, a people who ruled a neighboring medieval state, but it represented Tangut rather than Chinese. The script was likely intended partly for a Tangut Buddhist canon—a collection of Buddhist scriptures—and to mark a distinct state identity from Song China. Tangut texts also include Buddhist scriptures, foundational books of Confucian thought, encyclopedias, military treatises, and literature; this character’s observing gloss holds across those subjects.

Is 𗃳 another form of 𗴪?

Yes. 𗃳 is a documented alternate form.

Both forms are associated with the “observe” meaning, but 𗃳 has its own encoded character identity; it is not just a font’s drawing of 𗴪. Keep the glyphs distinct when comparing or preserving Tangut text.