Tangut character 𗺻

A dictionary gloss links 𗺻 to a grass name.

A study published in 2023 lists it as entry L3339 and gives “1hya” as a reconstruction of its Tangut reading. “Grass name” is a gloss, not a sentence translation; nearby Tangut text is needed to see its precise role.

It belonged to a working literary script

Created in 1036 under Tangut ruler Li Yuanhao, the script served state-building. It likely helped distinguish Tangut political identity from the neighboring Song state and supported plans for a Tangut Buddhist canon. A fragment of a handwritten Tangut book from Khara-Khoto probably dates to the 12th or early 13th century, showing the script in book culture.

Surviving works include Buddhist and Confucian texts, medical and military writing, primers, encyclopedias, and literature. They were written by hand and printed, sometimes with movable type. Tangut script drew visual inspiration from Chinese writing, and its makers had the earlier example of Khitan script-making; Tangut is a distinct writing system, not a form of Chinese writing.