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Tuesday, 12 May 2020 at 00:38
𗎈 [¹woq₁] 'ice' is constructed from the left side of 𗎓 [¹kewr₄] 'cold' and the right side of 𗣿 [¹lhweq₄] 'face' {𗎓𘊱𗣿𗡼} babelstone.co.uk/Tangut/WenhaiL…
Sea of Tangut Characters @TangutSea
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Tuesday, 12 May 2020 at 00:48
The derivation of 'ice' from 'cold' and 'face' may seem a little strange. All I can say is that this 'face' (𗣿) is not the normal word for a human face, but may primarily refer to the face of the moon, and the moon represents ice as the sun represents fire.
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Tuesday, 12 May 2020 at 00:49
One of the few Tangut proverbs that make any sense to modern readers!
𗎈𘋁𗋽𗜓 𗋑𗹗𗼑𗏴
When ice melts, water appears.
When the clouds disperse, the moon shows herself.