Tangut character 184CB

Its Unicode name is a catalogue label, not a dictionary gloss.

Unicode's name identifies the encoded character; it does not give a Tangut word or pronunciation. Tangut, also known as Xixia, is a script for the Tangut language. Read the glyph in a Tangut passage or dictionary instead of guessing from its shape.

Why was Tangut writing created?

It was created for the Western Xia state. Tangut was commissioned around 1036 by the first Western Xia emperor as part of state-building. It gave the Tangut language a written form. Chinese characters were its main design model, and possible influence from the earlier Khitan scripts has also been proposed.

Tangut writing served official life and carried translations of Buddhist scriptures. An undated manuscript from Khara-Khoto, probably from the 12th or early 13th century, preserves a Tangut translation of a Chinese work about Tang emperor Taizong.

After Western Xia fell to the Mongols, Tangut remained in use under the Yuan and Ming dynasties, becoming obsolete by the end of the Ming dynasty.

How do I type 𘓋?

Use an input method that includes Tangut. A Tangut IME (input method editor, or keyboard app) can find characters by stroke or phonetic input; Cangjie and handwriting methods are also available in some tools.

A missing square usually means the app cannot access a Tangut font. Tangut fonts can also draw variant shapes; a different drawing alone does not mean the encoded character has changed.