Sea of Tangut Characters @TangutSea
Tweet 1262863619701854210
Tuesday, 19 May 2020 at 21:52
𘞔 [¹phar₄] 'level, flat' (?) is constructed from the right side of 𗩃 [²lhe₄ ?] 'point, tip' and the right side of 𗳦 [¹ka₁] 'level, equal' {𗩃𗡼𗳦𗡼} babelstone.co.uk/Tangut/WenhaiL…
Sea of Tangut Characters @TangutSea
Tweet 1262864944569225218 (reply to 1262863619701854210)
Tuesday, 19 May 2020 at 21:57
The precise meaning of this dictionary-only character is unclear to me. The Sea of Writing definition gives the reduplicated form 𘞔𘞔 [¹phar₄ ¹phar₄] as meaning an 'even head' (𗥦𗳦𘞔𘞔), but also referring to the land (𗼱𘞔𘞔) ...
Sea of Tangut Characters @TangutSea
Tweet 1262867978502262784 (reply to 1262864944569225218)
Tuesday, 19 May 2020 at 22:09
... a hand-written note on the back of Homophones expands on the definition slightly, specifying that the character refers to a child with a level head (𗥦𗳦𘛍), on which basis Li Fanwen defines the character as meaning 'crew cut' 平頭, but I am not entirely convinced.
