What 𛆖 means
Its common Nüshu reading is fu13. The Unicode source data records fu13 as the romanized reading; the digits mark tone, the pitch pattern of the syllable. Nüshu writes local speech in Jiangyong, Hunan, and one syllable may correspond to several words. The surrounding line tells you which word is intended.
Why did women write Nüshu?
It let Jiangyong women write their spoken local variety. Nüshu took forms from Chinese characters but mostly used them for sound, rather than reusing their meanings. Many women in the area had little access to education in Chinese-character writing. They used it for autobiographies, songs, letters between sworn sisters (female friends who had pledged a lasting bond), and sanzhaoshu, or “third-day letters”: good-wish booklets given to a bride by friends three days after her wedding.
Why does 𛆖 display as a square?
Your current font may lack this Nüshu glyph. As of September 2026, Noto Sans Nushu lists support for 401 characters in the Nüshu block, including this one. An app whose font lacks the glyph may show a blank square; that changes the display, not the stored character.
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𛆖 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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𛆖\1B196fu13 in Jiangyong romanization mode. As of September 2026, its scheme includes this character.Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.