What 𗸬 means
A Tangut dictionary translates 𗸬 as “to hear.”
A Tangut dictionary index identifies it as L1669.
A specialist reconstruction records its historical reading as *lhjɨj¹; the asterisk marks an inferred ancient form, not a modern spoken pronunciation.
Is 𗸬 Tangut or Chinese?
It belongs to Tangut, a historical language and script.
Western Xia was a historical Tangut state; around 1036, it put the script to official and cultural use.
After the Mongol conquest, Tangut writing moved from state use into scholarship. A late inscription is dated around 1502.
Who writes 𗸬
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗸬 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 𗸬
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- Tangut word for hear · Tangut character L1669 · L1669 · lhjɨj¹ · Western Xia script
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗸬\17E2CCodes and encoding1 code points
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