What 𘆾 means
A Tangut dictionary glosses it as “horse’s teeth.”
Created about 1036 as the state script of Western Xia, a realm in today’s northwestern China, Tangut served government, Buddhist scripture, and translated works. A surviving manuscript fragment probably dates to the 12th or early 13th century.
Writing continued after Western Xia fell and became obsolete by the end of the Ming dynasty. Tangut resembles Chinese writing but is separate. Earlier, the Khitan people also had state scripts; this is a regional parallel.
A historical-script character, suited to Tangut texts or historical discussion.
Its Chinese-like form belongs to Tangut, a separate script.
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘆾 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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- tangut · horse’s teeth · xixia · western xia · 181be
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘆾\181BECodes and encoding1 code points
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