What 𘋿 means
Its dictionary gloss is “something extra or unnecessary.”
A Tangut–Chinese dictionary pairs it with 贅. That is a word translation, not a universal victory symbol; the sentence supplies its exact sense.
Emperor Li Yuanhao ordered Tangut writing in 1036 for Western Xia, a state in today’s northwestern China. Scholars link it to a Tangut Buddhist canon (the collection of Buddhist sacred texts) and a distinct state identity. Western Xia’s project followed neighboring Khitan rulers, who had created two scripts about a century earlier. Tangut characters resemble Chinese, but the script is separate and not derived from Chinese. It served official, private and religious texts, and remained in use under Yuan and Ming after the Mongol conquest in 1227 before becoming obsolete by the end of the Ming.
Historical and specialist; unfamiliar readers need context or Tangut knowledge.
Who writes 𘋿
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsA word character; the sentence narrows its dictionary gloss.
Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘋿 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 𘋿
- Search it as
- Tangut 182FF meaning · Tangut missing glyph
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘋿\182FFCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.