What 𗾡 means
It is a Tangut character for the word bee. Its Unicode name identifies the encoded character; it does not translate the old word.
In 1036, Tangut emperor Li Yuanhao ordered the script as part of building Western Xia’s state identity. A century earlier, neighboring Khitan rulers had created scripts of their own; one Tangut aim was to translate the Buddhist canon, a collection of sacred texts. Tangut books also carried translated Chinese works, military treatises, moral instruction and literature.
A Tangut manuscript fragment from Khara-Khoto, probably from the 12th or early 13th century, preserves translated Chinese anecdotes about morality and proper conduct.
What does 𗾡 mean when someone sends it?
Alone, it has no established emoji-style reading as of 2026. Treat it as a historical writing character and ask the sender for context before reading a mood into it.
Is Tangut Chinese?
No. Tangut is a separate script and language. Its characters look structurally like Chinese writing, but Tangut did not derive from Chinese and cannot be read as Chinese.
Historical and scholarly in Tangut writing; in casual chat, it reads as an obscure character.
Do not infer an emoji mood from the glyph alone.
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Who writes 𗾡
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsIt stands for the word translated as “bee.”
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗾡 show as a box on some devices?
Not every system ships a font for the Tangut block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.
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How to type or find 𗾡
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- bee · tangut bee · xixia · western xia · tangut script · tangut character · xixia script · 𗾡
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗾡\17FA1𗾡; in Python source, use \U00017FA1. Your font still controls display.Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.