What 𗿭 means
It is a Tangut word naming a kind of bird.
The 2008 Tangut–Chinese Dictionary, a reference for translating Tangut into Chinese, glosses it as “a kind of bird” without naming a species.
The script was created under Western Xia’s first emperor about 1036 and used for official records, Buddhist scriptures, and other books. The earliest securely dated Tangut document, the Record of the Guazhou Trial, is from 1069 or 1070. Tangut writing continued under the Yuan and Ming dynasties, then became obsolete. Scholars rediscovered it in the late 19th century and made major progress deciphering it in the early 20th century.
What does 𗿭 mean when someone sends it?
It points to Tangut writing, not a standard chat reaction.
As of 2026, no chat-reaction meaning is established for it. A reader familiar with Tangut can recognize the bird gloss; someone without that background may need the surrounding text.
Tangut writing was influenced by Chinese characters and the earlier Khitan script, another medieval writing system, but it is distinct from both. A blank box means the app’s font lacks Tangut coverage.
Historical and specialist: it fits when Tangut writing itself is the subject.
Without context, a reader may not understand the message.
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗿭 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 𗿭
- Search it as
- 17FED · Tangut bird word · Xixia bird · Tangut character · bird character · Tangut 17FED meaning
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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