What 𗵱 means
It means “observe,” “see,” or “look.”
A Tangut dictionary catalogs 𗵱 as L0058 and gives the scholarly reconstructed reading ¹kir₄. L0058 is the dictionary entry number; ¹kir₄ is a scholarly reconstruction, not a recording of the ancient pronunciation.
The Western Xia court commissioned the Tangut script around 1036 for official and cultural work. It remained in historical use until 1502, placing 𗵱 in a historical vocabulary.
Can I send 𗵱 in a modern message?
Use it when the reader knows Tangut or has a gloss.
A reader who knows Tangut can read the historical verb as “look”; without that knowledge, a recipient cannot infer the word from the glyph alone. Add a plain-language gloss when the meaning matters.
It works as an example in an explanation of a historical text, dictionary entry, or typeface; alone, it gives little context.
Historical and specialist in tone; it reads as a reference to Tangut, not a general-purpose reply.
Without a gloss, a reader who does not know Tangut cannot tell that it means “look.”
Who writes 𗵱
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsA historical verb meaning “observe,” “see,” or “look.”
Questions people ask
1Why does 𗵱 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 𗵱
- Search it as
- Tangut look character · Tangut word for see · L0058 Tangut · Tangut dictionary · Xixia script · Tangut input method · Tangut font
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗵱\17D71Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.