What 𗿳 means
It means “time,” “date,” or “moment” in Tangut.
A scholarly reconstruction gives its Tangut reading as *dzjɨj; this is technical notation for a reconstructed reading, not a Chinese reading. Modern references give the same time-related meanings, while the setting has moved from Tangut writing to digital text.
Tangut became Western Xia’s state script around 1036, likely to support a Buddhist canon in Tangut and a distinct political identity. Tangut writing was used for Buddhist scriptures, official records, school primers, and secular works.
How is 𗿳 connected to other Tangut characters?
Its analysis connects “sun, day” with a section of time.
The Tangut lexicon Sea of Characters connects 𗾞 (“sun, day”) on the left with 𗑝 (“section”) on the right in its analysis of 𗿳.
Two other time-related Tangut characters are 𗾓 (“noon”) and 𗾮 (“what time”). Their analyses include 𗿳 as one element, but neither is another spelling of it.
Use it in Tangut-language or historical discussion; in ordinary chat, it reads as a Tangut character rather than a casual time marker.
Tangut and Chinese are distinct scripts: this is a Tangut character.
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Who writes 𗿳
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Worth knowing
- In medieval Tangut schooling, Grains of Gold uses 𗿳 about twelve times in a line on time periods and the moon’s phases. Its surviving copy is undated, so it cannot date the character’s first use.
Questions people ask
2Is 𗿳 a Chinese character?
No. It belongs to Tangut, the historic writing system of the Tangut language. Tangut writing drew on some Chinese writing principles, but this glyph is a Tangut character.
Why does 𗿳 show as a box?
It is a font issue. Tangut needs a Tangut-capable font; with one that supports Tangut, the glyph can render.
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How to type or find 𗿳
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- time · date · moment · tangut · xixia · western-xia · dzjɨj
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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