What 𘗊 means
A Tangut dictionary glosses it as “copper.”
Tangut was the language of the Western Xia state in northwestern China. In 1036, the ruler ordered a script to write Tangut and mark the kingdom’s cultural independence. Its square character-building drew on Chinese writing, but the two scripts are distinct and not mutually readable. Tangut writing served Buddhist, government, and everyday texts; surviving inscriptions extend to 1502.
Use it for the Tangut word “copper,” or when discussing Tangut writing; it is not a general copper symbol.
Don’t mistake its Chinese-influenced shape for a Chinese character.
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Who writes 𘗊
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘗊 show up as a box?
That usually means the current font lacks a Tangut glyph for it. Use a font with Tangut coverage; this is a font-coverage issue.
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How to type or find 𘗊
- Search it as
- copper · tangut copper · xixia copper · copper character · copper in tangut
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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