What 𛊅 means
It sounds out a local syllable; the sentence supplies its word.
The reference reading is sa35; 35 marks tone. Nüshu writes Jiangyong speech by sound, so one syllable can match several words.
Why did women write in Nüshu?
It gave women a way to write local speech.
Nüshu adapted Chinese character forms for Jiangyong speech. Mothers taught daughters; friends exchanged letters; brides received sanzhaoshu, third-day books of good wishes. Women traditionally sang while sewing.
Written accounts survive from 1931 and 1933. A much-cited coin, often called Nüshu's oldest artifact, is disputed as a genuine Taiping rebel coin; it cannot date the script's start. Since the early 2000s, Nüshu has been recognized as cultural heritage.
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Who writes 𛊅
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsA syllable, not a translated word.
Questions people ask
1Why does 𛊅 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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How to type or find 𛊅
- Search it as
- nüshu · nushu · 女书 · 女書 · sa35
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𛊅\1B285Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.