What 𛉠 means
It carries the Nüshu reading lai35. The digits mark its pitch pattern; surrounding words reveal the local word meant.
Why and when was Nüshu used?
It helped women in Jiangyong write their local speech. Nüshu (women’s writing) adapted Chinese character forms mainly to represent syllables. With limited access to Chinese literacy, women learned it through work and song, writing letters, wedding booklets, laments, and prayers. A Taiping-era coin (1851–64) bears Nüshu; the earliest known description dates to 1931. Hu Yuxiu’s inventor legend is unverified. By 2025, Unicode described preservation efforts.
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Who writes 𛉠
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Questions people ask
1Why do the lower strokes of 𛉠 differ?
They are documented variants of one sign. In 2015, a Unicode chart review accepted a change from crossed strokes to inverted Vs, following the Nüshu Reader; another source showed both.
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How to type or find 𛉠
- Search it as
- nüshu · nu shu · nushu lai35 · lai35
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𛉠\1B260𛉠 to render 𛉠.Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.