What 𘔓 means
It means “red” in Tangut.
Li Fanwen’s 2008 Tangut–Chinese dictionary lists it as entry 0696 (L2008-0696), indexed under “red.” Number 490.11 is a lookup key in a radical-and-stroke index, a catalog that groups characters by a chosen component and stroke count; it is not a reading.
Is 𘔓 a Chinese character?
No. It belongs to the Tangut script.
The script was created under the first Western Xia emperor around 1036. Tangut writing appears in official records, private documents, and religious works, including Buddhist texts and Chinese works translated into Tangut. It remained in use after Western Xia fell to the Mongols in 1227.
Who writes 𘔓
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘔓 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 𘔓
- Search it as
- red in Tangut · Tangut red character · Xixia red
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘔓\18513Codes and encoding1 code points
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