What 𗼙 means
The Tangut lexicon glosses 𗼙 as “emperor.”
Scholars reconstruct its reading as *ɣu; the asterisk marks a reconstruction, not a modern pronunciation. Under Western Xia rule, the Tangut script was commissioned in 1036 for state-building, a distinct identity, and Buddhist translation. A mid-12th-century Wén Hǎi, a Tangut dictionary, groups this character with related forms; Tangut books also treated official and secular subjects.
The related Tangut character 𗼍 is glossed “god” or “supernatural being”; 𗼙 contributes the “emperor” element to it. This is a compound meaning, not a second standalone gloss.
Is 𗼙 a Chinese character?
No. It is Tangut, a character from a separate script.
Tangut scholars drew on aspects of Chinese and Khitan writing when building a separate system for the Tangut language. The resemblance does not make 𗼙 a Han-character variant.
Historical and scholarly; it belongs in contexts about the Tangut language, Western Xia, or Tangut manuscripts.
Its Chinese-like shape can suggest Han script; it is Tangut.
Who writes 𗼙
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Questions people ask
1Does 𗼙 need a special font?
Yes, it needs a font with Tangut coverage. A box means the active font cannot draw it; the character in the text is unchanged.
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