What 𘊼 means
No. It belongs to the separate Tangut script. Chinese writing inspired its visual style, but Tangut characters write a different language.
Western Xia's ruler Li Yuanhao ordered the script around 1036. Scholars link the project to a distinct Tangut state identity and to translating Buddhist scriptures into Tangut. After Western Xia fell, writing continued under the Yuan and Ming dynasties.
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Who writes 𘊼
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Worth knowing
- In the Ode on Monthly Pleasures, 𘊼𘒝 (“banquet”) is a gloss, a short explanation, of the main text's 𘛢𘃡 (“to make a feast”).
Questions people ask
1Why does 𘊼 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 𘊼
- Search it as
- xixia · western xia · feast · banquet
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𘊼CSS
\182BCCodes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𘊼
HTML hex
𘊼
CSS content
content: "\182BC";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%98%8A%BC
1
On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.