What 𘄮 means
It is a Tangut character, but its label is not a translation.
The Tangut script was used to write the language of the Western Xia kingdom. The 12th-century Wén Hǎi (“Sea of Characters”), a Tangut rhyming dictionary, lists 𘄮 at 41.172 under Rhyme 32, one of its sound-based groups. That is a lookup path, not an English gloss; use a Tangut dictionary entry or the surrounding text to identify its sense.
Western Xia promoted the script in 1036 as part of state-building; a major project was a Tangut collection of Buddhist scriptures. Tangut writing adapted visual and structural features of Chinese writing, and the Tangut followed their Khitan neighbors in developing a state script. It marked an identity distinct from Song China and served Buddhist texts, government records, and translations of Chinese works. It also appears in Yuan-era inscriptions and on mid-Ming stone columns; those later monuments do not establish a new everyday meaning for 𘄮.
What does it mean when someone sends 𘄮?
Treat it as a historical-script reference, not a standard reaction.
Alone in casual chat, 𘄮 is cryptic unless you can read Tangut. Ask the sender for the source or a gloss before deciding what they mean. With a translation or quotation, the surrounding material supplies the message; this character is part of the cited text.
Why does 𘄮 show as a box?
The font may not include the glyph.
Unicode identifies the character, while your device's font draws its visible shape. Without Tangut coverage, a font may show a box or blank instead. That display problem does not mean the underlying character has changed.
Historical and specialist; cryptic alone in casual chat.
Give a source or gloss before expecting someone to read it as a message.
Who writes 𘄮
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What it means when someone sends it to you
4 readingsUse the dictionary entry and surrounding text for a gloss; the inventory label itself is not a translation.
Questions people ask
1Why does 𘄮 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
How to type or find 𘄮
- Search it as
- tangut · tangut script · tangut character · western xia · xixia · tangut dictionary · tangut font · tangut unicode
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘄮\1812ECodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

