What 𗺎 means
The glyph alone does not tell you which word to translate.
An index to a Tangut dictionary files 𗺎 under 𘤁, a radical—a recurring written component used to organize entries. That makes 𘤁 a lookup aid, not a translation or substitute. Read the dictionary entry with its surrounding text to identify the word or sense.
Why was Tangut script created?
It served Western Xia’s language, state, and Buddhist literature.
Developed under Western Xia’s first emperor around 1036, Tangut writing recorded the Tangut language, supplied a Buddhist canon and state documents, and expressed an identity distinct from Song China. Its design principles drew on Chinese writing, while neighboring Khitan states’ script-making offered another regional model.
Tangut texts are attested from about the 11th century. A manuscript from Khara-Khoto dates to the 12th or early 13th century; surviving writing includes Buddhist scriptures, Chinese works translated into Tangut, and official, private, and religious documents. Buddhist texts continued during the Yuan and Ming dynasties; by the end of the Ming dynasty, the script was obsolete.
If someone sends 𗺎 by itself, it points to Tangut writing; context is needed to know what they intend.
Don’t infer a mood or instruction from the glyph alone.
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Questions people ask
1Can I read 𗺎 as Chinese?
No. Tangut is a separate script for a different language. Its design principles drew on Chinese writing, but a Chinese-like shape does not provide a Chinese reading.
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How to type or find 𗺎
- Also called
- L0211 · L4059
- Search it as
- Tangut · Western Xia · Xixia · Tangut script · Tangut radical · Tangut font · Tangut input · Rime Xunpin
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗺎\17E8ECodes and encoding1 code points
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