What 𗿀 means
𗿀 means “earth” in Tangut; scholars reconstruct its reading as “tsir.”
The Tangut script was promulgated in 1036 under Li Yuanhao, ruler of the Western Xia state, to write Tangut. It served official correspondence and Buddhist translations. Tangut writing continued after Western Xia fell and is attested into the early 1500s.
Why does 𗿀 have poetic and indexing uses?
Context marks 𗿀 as a poetic word or an index label.
A collection of Tangut poems survives in parallel versions: one uses common vocabulary, while the other uses an unusual poetic register scholars call Odic Tangut. In that marked style, 𗿀 means “earth”; the common version uses 𗼻.
Tangut Buddhist manuscripts also place 𗿀 after chapter titles as an index character for a group of ten chapters. In that position it is a filing label, not a noun in the sentence.
A marked Tangut earth form, found in poetic vocabulary and Buddhist book indexes.
For ordinary Tangut “earth,” use 𗼻; 𗿀 carries a marked poetic or indexing role.
Who writes 𗿀
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readings𗿀 is the marked poetic word for “earth”; its scholarly transcription is ¹tsir₁.
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1Why does 𗿀 show as an empty box?
The selected font may lack coverage for this character, so it cannot draw the glyph. A font that supports this Tangut character can display it; the outline may vary between fonts.
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