Tangut character 𗶸

𗶸 is a Tangut character of Western Xia (Xixia); its Unicode label is an identifier, not a translation. Created around 1036 to serve the state and translate Buddhist texts, the script drew on Chinese and Khitan writing traditions but remained distinct. Buddhist and secular texts survive in 12th–13th-century Khara-Khoto manuscripts; Tangut writing continued under Yuan and Ming rule. Rediscovered in the late 19th century, Tangut was largely deciphered in the early 20th century.