What 𗵷 means
A Tangut character used to write the Tangut language.
Unicode, the system that assigns identifiers to text characters, labels this one “17D77.” That number identifies the character but gives neither its Tangut pronunciation nor its meaning. Use the surrounding Tangut passage or a Tangut dictionary to work out what it represents.
Why does it look like Chinese writing?
Tangut writing drew on Chinese writing, but it is a separate script.
The Tangut script was developed for the Tangut language in Western Xia and put into use around 1036. It soon appeared in schools and government. Buddhist works translated into Tangut were also printed from carved wooden blocks.
The script survived in religious works and records after Western Xia fell. An inscription from 1502 is a late surviving example. Chinese influence helps explain the visual resemblance, but 𗵷 belongs to Tangut writing rather than Chinese.
It belongs to specialist or historical Tangut text; its meaning comes from the Tangut language and surrounding context.
17D77 is an identifier, not a translation.
Who writes 𗵷
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Questions people ask
2Why does 𗵷 show as a box?
The active font or app likely lacks support for this Tangut character. The box is a missing-glyph placeholder; it does not change the underlying text.
Does 𗵷 mean something in Chinese?
No. Tangut writing was influenced by Chinese forms, but it is a separate script. 𗵷 is a Tangut character; its Chinese-like shape does not give it a Chinese reading.
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How to type or find 𗵷
- Search it as
- 17d77 · tangut · xixia · tangut character · tangut script · tangut unicode · tangut input · tangut font
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗵷\17D77Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.