What 𘇸 means
Unicode gives it an identifier, not a translation.
Its Unicode name is generated from the code point, so it identifies the character but does not give an English translation. Its source reference points to a catalogue record, not to an English meaning. Its shape may resemble Chinese writing, but that resemblance does not make it a Chinese character or reveal a Chinese meaning.
Tangut writing appears in Buddhist and secular translations and in official, literary, and religious texts. A surviving Khara-khoto manuscript dates to the 12th or early 13th century. After Western Xia fell in 1227, Tangut writing continued under the Yuan and Ming dynasties. It became obsolete by the end of the Ming dynasty; the latest known inscription is dated 1502. Tangut writing was inspired by Chinese writing and the neighboring Khitan script, another historical writing system, but remained distinct.
Specialist and historical: it points to Tangut writing.
Do not infer a Chinese meaning from its Chinese-like shape.
Who writes 𘇸
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘇸 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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How to type or find 𘇸
- Search it as
- xixia · xixia script · 西夏文 · tangut script · tangut glyph · tangut character · 181f8
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘇸\181F8Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.