What 𘜼 means
Its dictionary gloss is “branch.” A scholarly index gives its reconstructed reading as tśji, using a Latin-letter transcription for Tangut.
Western Xia rulers ordered the Tangut script around 1036 to write their language, support a distinct state identity, and produce a Buddhist canon—a collection of Buddhist scriptures.
Tangut writing remained in use from 1036 to 1502, including under Yuan and Ming rule, before falling out of use.
Is 𘜼 Chinese?
No. It is a Tangut character. Its square, component-built forms drew on Chinese and neighboring Khitan scripts, but Tangut writes another language and is mutually illegible with Chinese.
Historical and specialist; it belongs in Tangut texts and their study.
Chinese-inspired forms do not make it a Chinese character.
Who writes 𘜼
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘜼 show as a box?
A font without Tangut glyphs is the likely cause. On Wikisource, Tangut text may appear as white boxes unless a Unicode Tangut font is installed. The character is text, so the device or app needs a font that includes it.
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How to type or find 𘜼
- Also called
- tśji
- Search it as
- branch · tangut · xixia · western xia · tangut script
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘜼\1873CCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.