What 𘌊 means
𘌊 means “broad” or “wide” in Tangut.
It writes a word in the Tangut script, a writing system for the Tangut language; it appears inside words and compounds, not as punctuation.
The Tangut script was created around 1036 under Western Xia rule for official and cultural writing. Tangut texts include Buddhist religious books, private writing, and official documents. Its forms took visual inspiration from Chinese writing, but Tangut was a separate script. It remained in use under Yuan and Ming rule before becoming obsolete by the end of the Ming dynasty.
What if someone sends 𘌊 to me?
Read it as deliberate Tangut writing; its chat meaning depends on context.
If the sender is discussing Tangut, use the word’s gloss; a full sentence may need its surrounding words. With no Tangut context, ask what they intended: this historical character has no universal chat reading.
Scholarly, archival, or deliberately obscure; in ordinary chat it reads as historical writing.
Sent alone, it may leave readers without Tangut context unsure what it means.
Who writes 𘌊
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘌊 show as a box?
Font support. A font without Tangut coverage cannot draw the character, so it may show a missing-character box; switch to a font that includes Tangut.
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How to type or find 𘌊
- Search it as
- gjiw · gew · broad · wide · Tangut · Xixia
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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