Tangut Ideograph-18781

Use a Tangut input method and a font that supports the script.

Regular keyboards have no standard single-key entry for this character. Specialist Tangut input methods accept stroke codes or Latin-letter sequences for reconstructed readings; the exact keystrokes depend on the method.

What does 𘞁 mean?

Its Unicode name is a label, not a translation.

The label “Tangut Ideograph-18781” identifies the character by number. It gives neither a reconstructed Tangut reading nor an English gloss for the word; a specialist dictionary or the original sentence supplies that context.

Is 𘞁 Chinese?

No. It belongs to the separate Tangut script.

That script was created for the Western Xia state and cultural writing about 1036. Tangut, the language it records, was spoken in northwestern China. Its square characters resemble Chinese writing, but the two scripts are distinct. Tangut texts include official and private works, Buddhist sutras, inscriptions, and manuscripts. After Western Xia fell, writing continued under the Yuan and Ming dynasties. By the end of the Ming period it had faded from everyday use. As of 2026, Tangut appears chiefly in scholarship and specialist digital tools.