Nüshu character ti44

𛊏 is a Nüshu sign read as ti44, a syllable of local speech in Jiangyong, Hunan, China; the surrounding sentence shows which same-sounding word it writes. Women used Nüshu for letters, songs, biographies and wedding books. Its forms grew from Chinese-character shapes but record local speech by sound.

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What 𛊏 means

It marks the Nüshu syllable ti44. The digits mark tone in a romanized reading of Jiangyong speech; they are not a word to translate. Nüshu signs adapted Chinese-character shapes to write local speech. In a line, context separates words that sound alike and share a sign.

Women in Jiangyong used Nüshu for letters between sworn sisters (women who had chosen a close sister-like bond), songs, biographies and wedding books given to a bride three days after marriage. Nüshu texts were learned and performed through singing, a practice recorded in 2010. A bronze token attributed to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851–1864) bears an inscription, but was hand-engraved rather than struck for circulation; the earliest written description dates to 1931. As of 2025, local and national authorities were working to revive the script.

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Nüshu Script (Women's Writing)

Who writes 𛊏

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Questions people ask

Why does 𛊏 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.