党项 Traditional form: 黨項 Pinyin (reading): Dǎngxiàng Definitions: Tangut branch of the Qiang 羌 ethnic group ancient ethnic group who made up the Xixia dynasty 西夏 1038-1227 Characters: 党 - political party, gang, faction 项 - neck, nape; item; a term in an equation Traditional characters: 黨 - political party, gang, faction 項 - neck, nape; item; a term in an equation