Tangut Ideograph-182C1

𘋁 is a Tangut character; the label “Tangut Ideograph-182C1” identifies it, not its meaning. Tangut was used by Western Xia (Xixia), and a Chinese-looking shape does not give it a Chinese reading. The script also preserves historical shape variants.

Text symbol

What 𘋁 means

The code-based label identifies a character, not its gloss.

A character-level Tangut dictionary is needed for its gloss and historical reading; Chinese resemblance cannot supply either.

The Tangut script was established around 1036 for Western Xia's official and cultural work. After the empire fell, it continued in Yuan- and Ming-period texts, including Buddhist sutras, before becoming obsolete by the end of the Ming dynasty.

Why do fonts draw 𘋁 differently?

Tangut texts preserve historical glyph variants.

Some shape variants are non-contrastive—that is, they do not distinguish one character from another—and share one Unicode identity. Separately catalogued variants remain distinct; fonts may draw the same character differently.

Part of collections

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Tangut Characters List

𗼇

Tangut Script

Who writes 𘋁

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Questions people ask

Why does 𘋁 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.