What 𛆾 means
It records njiu33, a Jiangyong syllable.
Nüshu writes local Chinese speech in Jiangyong County, Hunan. Its shapes draw on Chinese characters, but most signs stand for spoken syllables. Many women who used the script had little access to Chinese-character literacy.
UNESCO dates a Nüshu-inscribed coin to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851–1864), but scholars dispute whether it was officially minted. The earliest clear written record is a 1933 Hunan survey. China added Nüshu to its documentary heritage register in 2002 and national intangible cultural heritage list in 2006.
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𛆾 show as a box on some devices?
Not every system ships a font for the Nushu block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.
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How to type or find 𛆾
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- nüshu · nushu · njiu33 · urine · 尿
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𛆾\1B1BEnjiu33. The other mode selects Nüshu from Pinyin, the romanized spelling of Mandarin Chinese.Codes and encoding1 code points
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