What 𗽔 means
“Stupa” translates the whole word, not 𗽔 alone.
A Tangut dictionary lists 𗽔 as entry 3721. In 𗽔𘗣, it occupies the first position; the two-character term is glossed as “stupa” (a Buddhist monument) or “pagoda.”
The Tangut script was created under the Western Xia emperor around 1036 to write the Tangut language. It was used for official, private, and religious texts. A bilingual stele (an inscribed stone monument) dated 1094, commemorating pagoda repairs, has 𗽔𘗣 in its title and text.
What does 𗜫 add to 𗽔𘗣?
It marks the inscriptional name as “Western Pagoda.”
A 2019 interpretation of an inscription translates 𗜫𗽔𘗣 as “Western Pagoda”: 𗜫 supplies the direction, while 𗽔𘗣 remains the two-character term for a stupa or pagoda.
How can I type 𗽔?
A Tangut input method can enter it by sound or stroke.
Rime Xunpin documents phonetic and stroke input for Tangut and requires a Tangut-capable font. If 𗽔 appears as a box, the active font cannot display it.
A historical, specialist character, most at home in Tangut-language and Buddhist-text contexts.
“Stupa” glosses 𗽔𘗣, not 𗽔 by itself.
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsThe attested word glossed as “stupa” or “pagoda.”
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2Questions people ask
2Is 𗽔 a Chinese character?
No. It belongs to the separate Tangut script, which resembles Chinese writing and was used for the Tangut language.
Why does 𗽔 appear as a box?
The text still contains 𗽔; the active font lacks Tangut glyphs. A Tangut-supporting font can display it.
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