U+17218 "𗈘" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+17218 "𗈘" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific glyph from the Tangut script, a logographic writing system used to record the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227). This character, like all Tangut ideographs, represents a single syllable and morpheme, though its precise meaning and pronunciation are known only through fragmentary bilingual texts and reconstructed dictionaries. As part of the Unicode Tangut block, it enables digital preservation and scholarly study of this complex script, which comprises thousands of characters and was deciphered through decades of linguistic research.