What 𗿤 means
A Tangut word analysis glosses 𗿤 as “mating of birds.” The meaning belongs to the written word; its strokes alone do not reveal it.
Why does Unicode use a number here?
The number identifies an entry; it does not translate the word.
The Tangut script was commissioned in 1036 under Western Xia emperor Li Yuanhao as part of state-building and cultural policy. It served Buddhist, official, translated, and literary writing, including a Tangut Buddhist canon.
Who writes 𗿤
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Related characters
3𗿼
Tangut Ideograph-17Ffc
A Tangut analysis of 𗿤 glosses 𗿼 as “bird” and links it to the character’s left-side element. This is a structural relationship, not a translation of the whole word.
Tangut Ideograph-187E2
The same analysis glosses 𘟢 as “mating” and links it to 𗿤’s right-side element. It is a related written part, not the full meaning.
Tangut Component-267
Tangut structural data lists 𘤊 as component 267 within 𗿤. A component is a written part used to classify or look up characters; it does not translate the whole word.
Questions people ask
1Why does 𗿤 show as a box?
A font without Tangut support may show a box. Fonts that support the script can also draw the same encoded character differently.
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How to type or find 𗿤
- Also called
- Tangut character · Xixia character · Western Xia character
- Search it as
- tangut · xixia · tangut script · 𗿤 meaning · mating of birds
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𗿤CSS
\17FE4How do I type 𗿤?
Specialized Tangut input methods support stroke-based lookup or searches by reconstructed pronunciation.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗿤
HTML hex
𗿤
CSS content
content: "\17FE4";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%BF%A4
1
On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.