Tangut ideograph 17E05

Its Unicode name identifies the character, not its translation.

𗸅 belongs to the Tangut script. The label “Tangut Ideograph-17E05” is assigned from its code point, so it gives neither a Tangut reading nor an English gloss. To interpret this graph, you need a Tangut dictionary and the surrounding word or passage.

The script is documented from 1036, when Western Xia emperor Li Yuanhao ordered its creation as part of building the state. It was used to write Tangut and translate Buddhist scripture and Chinese classics. Tangut texts survive in Khara-Khoto manuscripts and printed religious works; two Buddhist pillar inscriptions from 1502 show the script in use later. These dates trace the script's history, not a proven change in this character's meaning.

Is 𗸅 Chinese or Tangut?

It is Tangut, though Chinese writing influenced the script's design.

Unicode describes Tangut as a distinct script unrelated to Chinese ideographs. Historical accounts also record deliberate visual and structural inspiration from Chinese writing: influence on design does not make the scripts or languages the same. The Tangut state also followed neighboring Khitan states, which had created scripts earlier.

A device without Tangut font support may fail to display the character, even when its text data remains intact.