What 𘏪 means
Its listed meaning is “a surname.”
The historical Western Xia (Xixia) state used Tangut writing for official and religious life, literature, and translations of Chinese texts. Created around 1036 under the state’s first emperor, the script supported state-building, a distinct political identity, and a collection of Buddhist scriptures in Tangut.
Tangut’s visual design drew on Chinese writing, but it is a distinct script. It developed in the same regional writing world as Khitan. That connects the scripts historically; it does not show that this individual glyph descends from a particular Chinese or Khitan character.
How do I type 𘏪?
Use a specialized Tangut input method.
As of 2026-09-22, the community Rime Xunpin scheme offers reconstructed phonetic, stroke, and four-corner input. A Tangut-capable font is needed to display 𘏪; without one, it may appear as a box.
Specialist and historical in register; its meaning belongs in Tangut text.
The general surname meaning alone does not identify a particular person or family.
Who writes 𘏪
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Questions people ask
2Is 𘏪 a Chinese character?
No. 𘏪 is Tangut. Chinese writing influenced the Tangut script’s visual design, but Tangut is distinct, so a similar-looking Chinese character is not a substitute.
Why does 𘏪 appear as a box?
It can. A font without Tangut coverage may show a box instead; that changes the display, not the character.
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𘏪\183EACodes and encoding1 code points
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