U+1816F "𘅯" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1816F "𘅯" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific logogram from the Tangut script, a historical writing system used to record the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty. This character, like all Tangut ideographs, represents a single syllable or morpheme, and its precise meaning is documented in the authoritative Tangut dictionary, the "Homophones," compiled by the Tangut scholar Yelü Zhicheng in the 12th century. As part of the Tangut block in Unicode, U+1816F enables digital preservation and scholarly study of this unique script, which was deciphered in the 20th century by linguists using bilingual Chinese-Tangut inscriptions. While the exact translation of this particular character is not widely publicized, it is one of thousands of Tangut characters that encode the vocabulary and grammar of a language no longer spoken but vital to understanding medieval East Asian history.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𘅯 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𘅯 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x98 0x85 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD820 0xDD6F |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001816F |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud820\udd6f |
Unicode Properties