What 𘒵 means
Documented Tangut sources gloss 𘒵 as “to press.” Its catalog label identifies the character; it does not translate the meaning.
Tangut writing was created around 1036 as part of state-building in Xixia (Western Xia); the state used it for government and Buddhist translations. A Tangut manuscript associated with Khara-Khoto probably dates to the 12th or early 13th century. After the state fell, Tangut texts continued in Yuan and Ming works.
Historical and specialist; useful when reading or discussing Tangut texts.
Who writes 𘒵
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘒵 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 𘒵
- Search it as
- tangut · xixia · press · tangut character · tangut script · western xia
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘒵\184B5Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.