What 𗶙 means
It names a very close family relation. Unicode maps 𗶙 to the Tangut dictionary entry L2008-0514, glossed “very close relative.”
The Tangut script was made for the Tangut language. Around 1036, Western Xia established it for government, Buddhist translations, and a distinct written tradition. Its design drew on Chinese writing principles and the Khitan example: a neighboring people had also sponsored an official script. Tangut remained a separate writing system. After Western Xia fell, the script continued through the Yuan and Ming periods, then fell out of use by the end of the Ming dynasty.
This is a historical Tangut word, suited to writing about Tangut language, history, or scholarship.
Some fonts lack Tangut coverage; source traditions also show variant forms, so display is font-dependent.
Who writes 𗶙
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗶙 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 𗶙
- Also called
- Tangut #0514 · L2008-0514
- Search it as
- Tangut · Western Xia · Xixia · 0514 · kinship · relative · close kin
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗶙\17D99Codes and encoding1 code points
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