Tangut Character 183E9

This is one Tangut character, not a Chinese character or emoji.

Scholars reconstruct its Tangut reading as xjwɨ̣j2. This is sound notation, not an English gloss or a modern pronunciation; use a Tangut dictionary or context for its word.

In 1036, Western Xia introduced Tangut writing for government, Buddhist translation, and political independence. It drew on Chinese forms and followed the earlier Khitan example of a state writing system. After Western Xia fell in 1227, Tangut texts continued chiefly in Buddhist works; a Buddhist stone pillar from 1502 is the latest known inscription.