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Wednesday, 22 April 2020 at 14:30
𘉺 [¹tsyr'₄] 'cocoon' is constructed from the right side of 𘘾 [¹dwar₄] 'skin', and the whole of 𘊏 [¹ke₄] 'insect' {𘘾𗡼𘊏𘓳} babelstone.co.uk/Tangut/WenhaiL…
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Wednesday, 22 April 2020 at 14:40
Li Fanwen's Tangut-Chinese dictionary 《夏漢字典》 gives the definition of 𘉺 (#2424) as 蛹 / chrysalis, but this character is only attested in the word 𘉺𗉌 [¹tsyr'₄ ²pu₄] 'butterfly (cocoon or chrysalis?)' listed in Mixed Characters and Homophones (babelstone.co.uk/Tangut/Tongyin…).
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Wednesday, 22 April 2020 at 14:42
Because of the character's derivation from 'skin', I think that 'cocoon' is the most plausible meaning for 𘉺. A reminder that many of the definitions given in modern Tangut dictionaries are based on guesswork and supposition, and cannot necessarily be relied on as accurate.