U+17109 "𗄉" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+17109 "𗄉" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific entry within the Tangut script block, representing a single ideograph from the extinct Tangut language used by the Tangut Empire in northwestern China between the 11th and 16th centuries. This character is one of over 6,000 logographic signs that were deciphered from texts such as the Tangut translation of the Buddhist canon, and its precise meaning or phonetic value is typically identified through its position in a dictionary or index, as indicated by the placeholder "#" in its common name. The inclusion of this character in Unicode ensures its digital representation and preservation for scholarly study of the Tangut writing system, which was largely forgotten until rediscovered in the 20th century.