What 𘘽 means
It means “slow.”
A Tangut dictionary gives this gloss. Tangut was Western Xia’s language; this is a word, not Chinese writing or a picture.
Is 𘘽 a Chinese character?
No; it is Tangut writing.
The Western Xia court introduced Tangut in 1036, commissioning official Yeli Renrong to design it. One account traces earlier work to the previous ruler, Li Deming (1004–1032), with Chinese and neighboring Khitan writing as models. Tangut remained a distinct script, marking local identity and carrying government records and Buddhist translations. It outlasted the kingdom’s fall in 1227, with an inscribed stone pillar from 1502 as a later example.
Who writes 𘘽
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Questions people ask
2Can I send 𘘽 as a reaction?
Only if the recipient reads Tangut; otherwise it will look like an unexplained character, not “slow.”
Why does 𘘽 show as a square?
A square means the display font cannot draw this Tangut character; the text still contains 𘘽.
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How to type or find 𘘽
- Search it as
- tangut · xixia · slow
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘘽\1863DCodes and encoding1 code points
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