What 𘘝 means
Its Tangut dictionary gloss is “to gather.”
An early witness for the character is the Wenhai (“Sea of Writing”), a Tangut rhyme dictionary that groups words by their rhyming sounds, dated 1124–31. Tangut character analysis treats 𘘝 as a meaning-bearing component in other characters, not a picture of gathering.
Is 𘘝 Chinese or Tangut?
It belongs to the Tangut script, a distinct writing system.
Tangut forms drew visual influence from Chinese characters and Khitan writing, the script of the Khitan people. The Tangut script was created around 1036 under Western Xia’s first emperor for government; it also served literature, private writing, and Buddhist texts.
Tangut writing continued after Western Xia fell and became obsolete by the end of the Ming dynasty in China.
A historical Tangut character; read its dictionary gloss in the surrounding text.
Can I send 𘘝 without explaining it? Usually no; add a brief Tangut gloss or source context.
Who writes 𘘝
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsIt is glossed as “to gather.”
Questions people ask
1Why does 𘘝 look different in another font?
It can be normal. Tangut sources preserve variant forms, and Unicode unifies some forms that sources do not treat as different characters. Fonts can therefore draw the same encoded character differently.
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How to type or find 𘘝
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- Tangut 𘘝 meaning · Xixia script · Wenhai Tangut dictionary · Hongfo Pagoda Tangut
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘘝\1861DCodes and encoding1 code points
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