What 𘃉 means
𘃉 is a Tangut ideograph with the reconstructed reading wjɨ.
A Tangut dictionary index records wjɨ as 𘃉's reconstructed pronunciation. It is a notation for a proposed sound, not a translation of the word.
Without surrounding Tangut text or a supplied translation, the glyph alone does not establish its word-level meaning.
Why does Tangut look like Chinese characters?
Tangut's square forms echo Chinese writing, but Tangut is a separate script.
The script was created around 1036 for the Tangut language under the first emperor of the Western Xia kingdom. After the kingdom fell, Tangut writing continued in the Yuan and Ming periods and became obsolete by the end of the Ming dynasty. Surviving material includes official, private, and religious books, sutras, inscriptions, and manuscripts.
How can I enter and display 𘃉?
Use Unicode code-point input for entry and a Tangut-capable font for display.
If your editor offers Unicode code-point entry, enter U180C9. 𘃉 is one encoded ideograph; its radical and components are for structural lookup, not a sequence to assemble.
A box or blank means the active font lacks Tangut coverage. Noto Serif Tangut and BabelStone Tangut Wenhai are Tangut-capable fonts.
A historical-script and typography reference, rather than a conversational symbol.
Its square shape does not make it readable as Chinese.
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘃉 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 𘃉
- Search it as
- Tangut character · Tangut script · Xixia script · wjɨ · Tangut radical · Tangut font
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘃉\180C9Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.