Tangut character 17D75

By itself, it has no reliable English translation or pronunciation. 𗵵 is a Tangut character, but its Unicode label is an identifier, not a translation. Tangut was the writing system of the Tangut language; an isolated character does not tell you which word, sound, or English meaning it carries.

Surviving Tangut texts include Buddhist translations, legal documents and law codes, Confucian works, and original writing. A dictionary entry or the surrounding Tangut sentence can supply the reading and meaning; the glyph alone cannot.

Is Tangut just Chinese writing?

No. Tangut is a separate script for the Tangut language. Its character design drew on Chinese and Khitan writing, but that design history does not make 𗵵 a Chinese character or give it a Han-character reading.

When was Tangut writing used?

It began under Western Xia around 1037. Tangut writing was developed for the Western Xia state and used for Buddhist translations. Surviving manuscripts date from the mid-11th to early 13th centuries and include legal works as well as religious and classical texts.

After the Mongol conquest, Tangut left daily use, though inscriptions continued; the latest known one is dated 1502.