What 𘎣 means
Yes; 𘎣 is a Tangut text character.
“Tangut character 183A3” is an inventory label, not a word meaning. A box on screen means the chosen font cannot display the glyph; it does not mean the character is invented.
What does 𘎣 mean by itself?
A Tangut dictionary entry or surrounding passage supplies its reading.
Tangut writing was established in 1036 under Emperor Li Yuanhao as part of Western Xia state-building, with Buddhist scriptures among its intended uses. By the 12th or early 13th century, a Khara-Khoto manuscript shows a Chinese work translated into Tangut. The surviving record also includes Tibetan and Buddhist works, Confucian writing, reference books, military texts, and literature. Tangut character composition drew on Chinese models, but the script is distinct; that broad influence does not establish a Chinese source for 𘎣.
Scholarly and typographic; in ordinary chat it reads as a specialist character.
Tangut's Chinese-style composition does not make 𘎣 a Chinese character.
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Who writes 𘎣
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsAn isolated Tangut character; ask which word or source the sender intends.
Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why is 𘎣 a box on my screen?
Your chosen font or app may not include Tangut glyphs. A font with Tangut support can display 𘎣.
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How to type or find 𘎣
- Also called
- L2008-5611
- Search it as
- Tangut character · Tangut script · Tangut dictionary · Xixia · 西夏文
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘎣\183A3Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.