U+188E1 "𘣡" Tangut Component-226 Unicode Character

U+188E1 "𘣡" Tangut Component-226 is a graphic element from the Tangut script, a complex writing system used for the extinct Tangut language spoken in the medieval Western Xia Empire (1038–1227 CE). This component is one of many abstract or phonetically derived radicals used to build the tens of thousands of logographic Tangut characters, which were deciphered in the 20th century through comparative analysis of Chinese-Tangut dictionaries. Component-226 specifically represents a recurring stroke or shape within these characters, contributing to their structure and meaning, and is encoded in the Unicode Standard's Tangut Components block to support digital representation and research into this historical script.