What 𘌡 means
Its dictionary trail ends at “seed.” Li Fanwen’s 2008 Tangut dictionary, a reference work for the language, lists 𘌡 as L2008-5826 and points to 𘌛, L2008-5819, glossed “seed.”
Created in the 11th century for Western Xia, Tangut writing served government and Buddhist translation. An official document survives from 1072. Use continued after the state fell in 1227; an inscription from 1502 is later evidence. Its forms drew on Chinese and Khitan writing, but recorded a separate language.
Historical and specialist; in chat, it is not a familiar shared reaction.
Without a translation, recipients may not know the “seed” reading.
Who writes 𘌡
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsThe dictionary trail gives “seed.”
Questions people ask
1Why does 𘌡 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 𘌡
- Search it as
- Tangut seed · 𘌡 meaning · 𘌡 and 𘌛 · Tangut character HTML
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘌡\18321𘌡; the font still needs Tangut coverage.Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.