What 𗻍 means
It names a wetland cattail in Tangut.
The Tangut word was borrowed from Chinese 蒲. With 𗊊, 𗻍 forms the recorded compound 𗻍𗊊, meaning “weed.”
The Western Xia state introduced Tangut writing in 1036 for government and cultural work. In the 12th century, the Tangut dictionary Sea of Writing lists 𗻍 as entry 5.212.
Historical Tangut writing; the character belongs in discussion of the language or script.
It is Tangut, though its word was borrowed from Chinese.
Who writes 𗻍
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Related characters
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Combination ideas
1Recorded Tangut compound meaning “weed.”
Questions people ask
1Why does 𗻍 show as a box?
A font gap. If your current font lacks Tangut support, it may substitute a missing-glyph box; a Tangut-capable font can display the character.
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How to type or find 𗻍
- Search it as
- tangut · Xixia · cattail · bulrush · reedmace · weed · 蒲
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𗻍CSS
\17ECDCodes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗻍
HTML hex
𗻍
CSS content
content: "\17ECD";
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URL encoded
%F0%97%BB%8D
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
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UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.