What 𘟥 means
It means “insect”; “maggot” is another recorded gloss.
Tangut writing took shape in the medieval kingdom of Western Xia, where it served official and cultural work. A 12th-century dictionary called the Sea of Characters preserves its vocabulary. After the Mongol conquest, Tangut fell out of everyday use.
It belongs to historical Tangut texts; a lone character gives little clue to why it was sent.
If it shows as a box, the font lacks Tangut support; that display failure does not change the character.
Who writes 𘟥
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readings“Insect” or “maggot.”
Questions people ask
1Is 𘟥 a Chinese character?
No. It belongs to the distinct Tangut script, whose structure was influenced by Chinese writing and the neighboring Khitan script.
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How to type or find 𘟥
- Search it as
- Tangut insect · maggot · Xixia writing · Tangut script
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘟥\187E5Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.