What 𗶉 means
Read 𗶉 in its Tangut word or passage.
Indexes identify this character as L1781 and, in Li Fanwen’s catalog, LFW2008-4476. Both are lookup labels, not translations; the surrounding text supplies its meaning in context.
How do I type 𗶉?
A font with Tangut coverage must be able to display it.
Unicode input can store 𗶉 even when the font lacks its outline. In that case, the text may show an empty box or another missing-glyph mark.
Why was the Tangut script created?
It supported Western Xia government and a Tangut literary tradition.
The Tangut script was created about 1036 CE under Western Xia’s first emperor. A historical account links its development to compiling a Tangut Buddhist canon—a collection of Buddhist texts—and to expressing an identity distinct from Song China. Tangut texts include Buddhist works, official and private documents, and translations of Chinese writing.
Tangut writing drew visual influence from Chinese writing but developed as a separate script. In the Skeleton Tangut dictionary, 𗶉 is filed under radical 𘣑; that is a structural index link, not a translation.
A historical writing character; its tone depends on the Tangut passage that contains it.
Do not infer an English translation from its shape.
Who writes 𗶉
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Questions people ask
1Why does Tangut writing resemble Chinese writing?
Tangut writing drew visual influence from Chinese writing but developed as a separate script. The resemblance reflects that influence; the scripts are not interchangeable.
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How to type or find 𗶉
- Also called
- L1781
- Search it as
- Tangut · Xixia
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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