What 𘅃 means
It means “many” in Tangut.
The Tangut script was created for Western Xia (Xixia), a state in what is now northwestern China, around 1036 to write the Tangut language in official, religious, and private texts. The earliest specific dictionary record for 𘅃 is the Wénhǎi 45.121 entry, from Wénhǎi (“Sea of Writing”), a Tangut rhyming dictionary dated 1124–31.
Tangut writing continued after Western Xia fell and changed slightly into the early 13th century.
Historical and specialist; a lone appearance in a modern message needs context.
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘅃 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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𘅃\18143Codes and encoding1 code points
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