What 𘅞 means
It means “face” in Tangut. The Tangut poem Ode on Monthly Pleasures, linked to Western Xia, preserves two text layers. Text B uses 𘅞 for “face,” while Text A pairs it with 𗣷. Scholars disagree whether Text A is ritual wording or an explanation of Text B; the debate concerns the poem’s structure, not the supported “face” gloss of 𘅞.
Why does 𘅞 appear in Western Xia texts?
It belongs to the Tangut writing system of Western Xia. The Tangut script was created by imperial decree, and Tangut was designated the Western Xia state language in 1036. The script served administration, dictionaries, and translations of Buddhist and Chinese classics.
Tangut writing drew on Chinese writing, but the two scripts are mutually illegible. The Western Xia imperial title 𘅞𗹼𗍁𘓺𘋨 is translated “Emperor of the Wall-gazing Castle.”
Historical Tangut writing: it fits manuscript study and specialist typography.
Tangut and Chinese are distinct, mutually illegible scripts; a Tangut character is not ordinary Chinese text.
Who writes 𘅞
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1Why does 𘅞 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.
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- Also called
- L1204 · L2008-1204 · njijr
- Search it as
- Tangut face · Tangut 1815E · Xixia · Western Xia
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘅞\1815ECodes and encoding1 code points
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