U+189EB "𘧫" Tangut Component-492 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𘧫

U+189EB "𘧫" Tangut Component-492 is a graphic element from the historical Tangut script, which was used to write the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty. This component is one of many radicals or building blocks that combine to form complex Tangut logographic characters, each representing a distinct syllable or morpheme. The Tangut script, with its thousands of characters, was heavily influenced by Chinese calligraphy but developed its own unique visual structure. While this specific component does not carry independent meaning, it plays a crucial role in the composition of full Tangut characters, and its existence in the Unicode standard helps preserve and digitally represent this ancient writing system for scholarly research and cultural heritage.

General Properties

Code Point U+189EB
Version Added 9.0
Name Tangut Component-492
Block Tangut Components
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𘧫
HTML Hex Encoding 𘧫
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x98 0xA7 0xAB
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD822 0xDDEB
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000189EB
C/C++/Java Escape \ud822\uddeb

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Ideographic
East Asian Width Wide
Script Tangut
Script Extensions Tangut
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break OLetter
Ideographic Yes