U+17138 "𗄸" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+17138 "𗄸" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific glyph from the Tangut script, a historical writing system used to record the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227). This ideograph is part of the Tangut block in the Unicode Standard, which was encoded to preserve the complex logographic characters discovered in manuscripts and inscriptions from that era. The character itself represents a singular lexical meaning within the Tangut language, though its precise definition is often identified by its position in the standard Tangut character dictionary rather than through direct transcription into modern languages. As a component of the broader Tangut repertoire, U+17138 contributes to the digital preservation and scholarly study of a unique and largely undeciphered ancient writing system.