What 𘐮 means
It is Tangut; its meaning needs a dictionary and context.
“Tangut Ideograph 1842E” identifies the character; it is not a translation. Consult a Tangut dictionary and the sentence around 𘐮 to identify the word it represents.
Why was Tangut script created?
It gave the Tangut state a script for government and translation.
The script was devised for the Tangut language around 1036. The Western Xia state used it for official correspondence, and in 1038 a committee formed to translate Buddhist sutras—religious teachings—into Tangut.
Official, private, and religious writing all used this script. So 𘐮 belongs in a text whose surrounding words help identify its meaning.
How does Tangut relate to Chinese and other scripts?
Chinese influence did not make Tangut Chinese.
Chinese character structure influenced Tangut, but Tangut represented a different language in its own script. Khitan Large and Jurchen were other regional state scripts; ʼPhags-pa belongs to a separate tradition based on Tibetan writing.
After Western Xia fell in 1227, Tangut writing continued under later imperial rulers before leaving everyday use. Traditional manuscripts ran vertically, with columns ordered right to left; academic presentations used left-to-right layout as of 2015.
Historical and scholarly; this character belongs in Tangut texts, dictionaries, or discussion of the script.
Its square form may look Chinese, but 𘐮 belongs to the distinct Tangut script.
Who writes 𘐮
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Questions people ask
2Is 𘐮 a Chinese character?
No. It belongs to Tangut, a distinct script used for the now-extinct Tangut language. Tangut borrowed from Chinese character structure, so its square forms can seem familiar without being Chinese.
Why does 𘐮 appear as a box?
The app or document may lack a Tangut-capable font. The character data can be present even when the font cannot draw it.
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How to type or find 𘐮
- Search it as
- Tangut · Xixia · Western Xia · Tangut character · Tangut script · Tangut font · Tangut dictionary
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘐮\1842ECodes and encoding1 code points
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