Nüshu syllable ngu13

It records ngu13; the sentence supplies the word. A Nüshu-to-Chinese reference table pairs it with 我 (“I/me”) and 瓦 (“tile”).

Nüshu writes Jiangyong speech in Hunan, China one syllable at a time, adapting Chinese character forms. A 2004 study found no agreed origin; it records a local legend that palace woman Hu Yuxiu created it in the 11th century to write home, but says the story is unverified. The earliest known artifact is a mid-19th-century coin from China's Taiping rebel state; its inscription calls women everywhere one family. Traditionally, women used it for letters, life stories, songs and letters wishing brides well, given three days after marriage, often singing together while sewing. China listed Nüshu as national intangible cultural heritage in 2006.