Tangut character 𗿒

A Tangut dictionary gives it the meaning “big.” It is the meaning of a word, not a full sentence; the Tangut around it shows how that word works in context.

The Tangut script was created under the first emperor of Western Xia about 1036 CE to write the Tangut language. It appears in official, private, and religious writing, including books, Buddhist sutras, inscriptions, and manuscripts. After Western Xia fell to the Mongols, the script remained in use under the Yuan and Ming dynasties and was obsolete by the end of the Ming dynasty. It was rediscovered in the late 19th century and largely deciphered through scholarship in the early 20th century, including work by the Russian scholar N. A. Nevskij.

Why does 𗿒 show as a box?

The selected font lacks Tangut glyphs. The text can still contain 𗿒 even when the selected font has no glyph for it, so the app may show a missing-character box. A Tangut-capable font can display it; fonts may draw its strokes in different styles. The box signals a display gap, not a different character.

How do I type 𗿒?

Use a Tangut input method or handwriting lookup. Ordinary keyboard layouts do not offer it on a familiar key. Some Tangut tools search an English definition or accept handwriting; code-based entry depends on the dictionary loaded into the input method.