What 𘆔 means
It means “to return.”
Li Fanwen’s 2008 dictionary indexes entry 0935 under “to return”; Unicode maps 𘆔 to that entry. It is a Tangut word gloss, not a Chinese translation.
Introduced in 1036 under Western Xia’s first emperor, Tangut writing helped define Xixia and translate Buddhist texts. It drew on Chinese visual and character-forming principles; earlier Khitan scripts offered a regional model for native writing. After Western Xia fell in 1227, Tangut continued under Yuan and Ming rule before becoming obsolete by the Ming dynasty’s end.
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘆔 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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How to type or find 𘆔
- Search it as
- xixia · return · go back
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘆔\18194Codes and encoding1 code points
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