What 𛉕 means
It records a spoken syllable, not a fixed English word.
Its reading is written in Roman letters as tci21-a: 21 marks tone, while -a distinguishes this entry. One Nüshu sign can represent several similar-sounding words, so context decides which one is meant.
Where did Nüshu begin?
In rural Jiangyong County, Hunan.
Women adapted Chinese-character forms to write local speech, often with limited access to schooling in Han characters. A coin found in Nanjing from China's Taiping rebel state (1851–1864) is the oldest known Nüshu artifact; its inscription calls women one family. The first documentary record is a 1933 Hunan survey. Jiangyong workshops began in 2003; China formally listed the script as cultural heritage in 2006.
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Who writes 𛉕
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𛉕 show as a box?
Your font or app may lack Nüshu support; use a font that includes the script.
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How to type or find 𛉕
- Search it as
- tci21-a · tci21 · nüshu · nushu · women's script
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𛉕\1B255Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.