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𘚌

tangut ideograph-1868c

Tangut character 1868C

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In Tangut, 𘚌 marks movement toward a destination; scholars transcribe its reading as śji. Tangut writing served the Western Xia (Xixia) state in government, schools, translations, and Buddhist works. A different character, 𘚍, shares that scholarly reading.

Text symbol

What 𘚌 means

Its dictionary gloss is “to go toward.”

Tangut was the language written in this script.

After years of development, the script entered Western Xia offices and schools around 1036. It carried Chinese and Tibetan translations and Buddhist texts. Tangut writing continued in Yuan-era manuscripts and printed books; a Buddhist stone inscription dated 1502 is its last datable example.

A historical character from the Tangut writing system.

A blank box can mean the font or app lacks Tangut support.

Who writes 𘚌

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Combination ideas

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Documented for phonetic transcription: it records a reading rather than forming an ordinary phrase.

Questions people ask

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Is Tangut Chinese?

No. Tangut is a separate language and writing system. Its script was used for Chinese translations, though some characters look similar.

How to type or find 𘚌

Search it as
Tangut · Xixia · śji · go toward
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 1868C, then AltX to get 𘚌.
Windows
⊞Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win .).
macOS
⌃Control+⌘Command+␣SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “tangut ideograph-1868c”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 1868c, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𘚌
CSS
\1868C
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𘚌
HTML hex
𘚌
CSS content
content: "\1868C";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%98%9A%8C
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On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

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