What 𗵑 means
An older man or male elder.
A Tangut-to-Chinese dictionary also glosses it as “father,” “grandfather,” or “ancestor.” Use nearby words to choose; alone, the glyph does not name one specific relative.
Is 𗵑 a Chinese character?
No; it is a Tangut character.
The Tangut script uses square forms influenced by Chinese characters, but it writes Tangut, a separate language. That visual link does not make 𗵑 a Chinese character.
A historical Tangut word, not an emoji reaction.
As a label for a person, it is age- and gender-specific: it means an older man, not just a person.
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Who writes 𗵑
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗵑 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 𗵑
- Search it as
- tangut · xixia · elder · father · grandfather
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗵑\17D51Codes and encoding1 code points
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