What 𘐯 means
It is glossed as “a surname.”
A Tangut dictionary by Li Fanwen gives 𘐯 this gloss. Scholars reconstruct its reading as rjir²; the superscript 2 marks a tone category, not a digit to type.
When and why was Tangut writing created?
It was created in 1036 for Western Xia state-building. The script supported Buddhist writing and helped give the state a distinct written culture beside neighboring Song China.
Tangut writing drew on Chinese writing and the neighboring Khitan script while remaining its own system. Surviving works include Buddhist texts, legal writing, and Chinese literature translated into Tangut.
A surviving Tangut manuscript associated with Khara-Khoto is probably from the 12th century or early 13th century. The latest known Tangut inscription dates to 1502.
Specialist and historical: this character belongs in Tangut texts, language study, or font testing.
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Who writes 𘐯
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘐯 appear as a box?
Font coverage. If neither the selected font nor the system’s backup fonts includes Tangut, the character may appear as a box; choose a font with Tangut coverage.
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How to type or find 𘐯
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- rjir² · Tangut character · surname · Tangut script · Tangut writing · Western Xia writing · Xixia
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘐯\1842FCodes and encoding1 code points
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