What 𛋸 means
It records a Jiangyong syllable; context supplies the word.
Its common Jiangyong reading is romanized as ku5, with 5 marking tone. One Nüshu sign can write different local words that sound alike, so the line or song tells you which is meant.
Nüshu took shape among women in Jiangyong, Hunan, by adapting Chinese character forms to local speech; many could not write Chinese characters. It appeared in letters between women who had pledged sisterhood, life stories, songs and wedding books. As of 2025, the oldest known artifact is a Nüshu-inscribed bronze coin minted in 1851–1864, with a message calling women everywhere one family. An early written account dates to the early 1930s.
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Who writes 𛋸
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𛋸 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 𛋸
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- nushu ku5 · nüshu · jiangyong · nushu writing · women's script
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𛋸\1B2F8ku5 in Jiangyong mode.Codes and encoding1 code points
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