What 𘌨 means
“To drip.” Li Fanwen’s 2008 dictionary maps 𘌨 to L2008-5537 under that gloss.
Western Xia was a Tangut-led state in what is now northwestern China. Its ruler Li Yuanhao commissioned the Tangut script in 1036 for state-building. The script drew chiefly on Chinese writing; possible Khitan influence is debated.
Tangut writing served government correspondence and carried Buddhist translations, educational and military texts, and literature. Buddhist stone pillars with Tangut ritual inscriptions dated 1502 show the script survived after Western Xia fell in 1227.
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Who writes 𘌨
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Questions people ask
1Is 𘌨 a Chinese character?
No. It is Tangut, a separate script for the Tangut language, modeled chiefly on Chinese writing.
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- to drip · Tangut drip · L2008-5537 · Tangut 18328 · tangut script · western xia writing · tangut ideogram
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