What 𗻁 means
It means a tether, a halter, or to tie in Tangut.
A Tangut dictionary entry numbered L2788 writes its reconstructed reading as de and explains it with the Chinese character 绁, which means a tether or halter, or to tie.
Tangut was created by order of Western Xia rulers around 1036 for government and cultural work, including a Buddhist canon—a collection of Buddhist scriptures—and to support a distinct political identity. It later carried religious and official writing, as well as translations of Chinese and Tibetan texts. Tangut texts continued into Yuan and Ming times after Western Xia fell; the script had fallen out of use by the end of the Ming dynasty.
Historical and specialist: it fits Tangut language study, dictionaries, or script history.
𗻁 is Tangut; 绁 is its Chinese gloss, not an interchangeable Chinese spelling.
Drift: As of 2026, Tangut appears mainly in scholarship and digital text; it is no longer an everyday writing system.
Who writes 𗻁
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Worth knowing
- Specialist Tangut word lists also label this entry Li Fanwen L2788 and Clauson no. 2853; those labels help when consulting older dictionaries.
Questions people ask
1Will every app show 𗻁?
Not necessarily. The app and its selected font need Tangut glyph support; otherwise 𗻁 may appear as a missing-glyph box.
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How to type or find 𗻁
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- de · tether · halter · leash · bind · tie · Tangut · Xixia
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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