Tangut Ideograph 1825D

A Tangut character glossed as “site” or “foundation.”

Li Fanwen’s dictionary index gives the scholarly form tsju and pairs it with Chinese 址, meaning “site.” Other reconstruction systems list nja², ²na₄, or na². These are scholarly spellings for historical Tangut readings, not a confirmed modern pronunciation.

What does 𘉝 mean when someone sends it?

It points to Tangut writing, but the glyph alone gives little context.

If it appears by itself in a modern message, treat it as a reference to Tangut text or a character. Ask the sender what they intended; the glyph does not identify a particular reading or reaction.

How old is the Tangut script?

It was created for official writing under the Western Xia state.

Tangut ruler Li Yuanhao ordered the script in 1036 for the Tangut-led Western Xia state, giving Tangut an official written form and supporting a Tangut Buddhist canon. The earliest transmitted Tangut document is an official message dated 1072, sent to a military inspector in Guazhou.

Tangut writing appears in Buddhist, administrative, and literary records. Its designers drew on Chinese character structure, and it developed alongside other medieval scripts, including Khitan. Those historical connections do not make Tangut interchangeable with Chinese or Khitan writing. In digital text, this character is rendered by fonts.