What 𘔰 means
It is a Tangut character glossed as “tear.”
Li Fanwen’s 2008 Tangut–Chinese dictionary index places it under “tear,” meaning liquid from the eye. A specialist database gives the reconstructed Tangut reading as ꞏọ²; this is scholarly notation for an extinct language, not a Chinese reading.
The Western Xia state commissioned and promulgated the Tangut script in 1036. Tangut writing carried Buddhist translations and expressed state identity; it drew visual and compositional ideas from Chinese writing without giving Tangut characters one-to-one Chinese equivalents. The project followed earlier Khitan script-making. Surviving manuscripts date from the mid-11th century onward. After the state fell in 1227, Tangut texts continued in manuscripts, block prints, and movable type; an inscription dated 1502 is among the latest known.
How can I enter 𘔰?
A dedicated Tangut keyboard takes specialist setup.
A Tangut Cangjie layout is documented for RIME, an input-method framework, and requires a Tangut font. Without a font that supports Tangut, the glyph may appear as a box. In 2026, a browser web font may display it even when a desktop application’s system fonts cannot.
Historical and specialist: its “tear” gloss needs Tangut context.
Treat “tear” as a Tangut dictionary gloss, not a Chinese reading.
Who writes 𘔰
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘔰 sometimes show as a box?
A font-support issue. If the active font lacks Tangut glyphs, or the app cannot use an available Tangut font, it may show a box instead.
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How to type or find 𘔰
- Also called
- Xixia character · Western Xia character · Tangut character
- Search it as
- tangut · xixia · tear · western xia · tangut script · xixia script · tangut cangjie · tangut font
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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