Tangut character 18136

It has a reconstructed Tangut reading, not a secure everyday translation. Li Fanwen's 2008 Tangut–Chinese dictionary lists it as entry 6019 and transcribes its reconstructed reading as bjwịj; it also appears in Joined Rimes of the Fives Sounds, a Tangut rhyme book. As of 2026, the evidence supports that scholarly reading and catalog identity, not an ordinary-language gloss.

Tangut writing began as state infrastructure for Western Xia: in 1036, its first ruler, Li Yuanhao, ordered the script's creation, and the scholar-official Yeli Renrong developed it. It served state uses, Buddhist translations, Chinese works, inscriptions, books, and manuscripts. Inspired by Chinese writing, it followed an earlier Khitan precedent for a native state script while remaining distinct. Western Xia fell in 1277; Tangut writing continued through the Yuan and into the mid-Ming period.

Why might 𘄶 look different?

A font or a Unicode glyph revision can change its appearance. This code point's glyph design changed in Unicode 14.0. A Unicode working paper in 2023 compared manuscript forms and argued that the earlier left-side component should be restored, so two images can differ while referring to the same character.

A Tangut-capable font is needed for reliable display. Tangut components are graphic parts used to analyze characters; sharing a component does not guarantee a shared meaning or sound. Do not infer 𘄶's translation by adding its parts.