U+17BD4 "𗯔" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+17BD4 "𗯔" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific glyph from the Tangut script, an ancient writing system used for the Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227). This character is part of the Tangut Ideographs block in Unicode, and its precise meaning remains partially obscure due to the limited decipherment of the Tangut lexicon, though it is known to represent a semantic unit within the logographic script. The character is visually distinct, featuring the complex, stroke dense structure typical of Tangut writing, which was modeled after Chinese characters but with its own unique orthography. As a component of the dead Tangut language, it serves as a valuable artifact for historical and philological research, contributing to the ongoing scholarly efforts to reconstruct the language and culture of the Western Xia empire.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𗯔 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𗯔 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x97 0xAF 0x94 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD81E 0xDFD4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00017BD4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud81e\udfd4 |
Unicode Properties