What 𘔃 means
It names a pot used to heat water.
The Tangut script used Chinese-style character structures, but it was a separate writing system; this is not a Chinese character.
How did Tangut writing change?
It gave the state a script for Tangut and outlasted the state.
It was created around 1036 under Emperor Jingzong; its earliest surviving dated document is from 1072. It served official records, private writing, and Buddhist books. After Western Xia fell to the Mongols in 1227, Tangut writing continued through Yuan and Ming rule, then became obsolete by the end of the Ming dynasty.
Who writes 𘔃
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Questions people ask
1Why can old Tangut books show a different shape?
Yes. Historical Tangut sources preserve variant glyph shapes; a digital font shows a standardized form, not the exact hand of one manuscript.
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How to type or find 𘔃
- Search it as
- kettle · tangut · xixia · teakettle
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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