Tangut Ideograph-1816F

It contributes a movement meaning inside Tangut word constructions.

𘅯 belongs to Tangut, also called Xixia, a historical script for the Tangut language. Its Unicode name is an algorithmic label, not a translation; Tangut records associate it with “to walk” and use it for “rapid” movement in a compound.

Tangut writing was created under the first Western Xia emperor around 1036. 𘅯 is listed as entry 3.161 in the Sea of Writing, an early Tangut dictionary. Written Tangut continued during the Yuan and Ming after Western Xia fell to the Mongols, then became obsolete by the end of the Ming dynasty. Scholars rediscovered the script in the late 19th century, and much of it was deciphered through early 20th-century scholarship.

How do I type 𘅯?

Use a Tangut input tool for entry and a Tangut-capable font for display.

Tangut tools offer phonetic, stroke, and Four Corners lookup. Xunpin is a phonetic input method that accepts Latin transcription.

Entry and display are separate: a valid character can still appear as a square if the selected font lacks Tangut coverage.

Why does 𘅯 look different?

Some Tangut fonts show a documented variant form of the same character.

Unicode accounts for source-shape variation in Tangut, and specialist font tables document variant forms. A changed outline can still represent the same character. If the distinction matters, check the underlying code point and the font’s variation support.