U+189EA "𘧪" Tangut Component-491 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𘧪
U+189EA "𘧪" Tangut Component-491 is a graphic element from the Tangut script, a complex logographic writing system used for the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty in medieval China. This component represents one of the hundreds of radicals or building blocks that combine to form the intricate Tangut characters, which were first deciphered in the early 20th century from excavated texts. Its inclusion in Unicode allows scholars and linguists to digitally encode, study, and preserve this rare historical script, supporting research into the culture and administration of the Tangut Empire.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+189EA |
| Version Added | 9.0 |
| Name | Tangut Component-491 |
| Block | Tangut Components |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𘧪 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𘧪 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x98 0xA7 0xAA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD822 0xDDEA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000189EA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud822\uddea |