Nushu is a Unicode block containing characters from the Nüshu script, which is a syllabary derived from Chinese characters that was used exclusively among women in Jiangyong County in Hunan province of southern China.

An iteration mark for Nüshu is encoded in the Ideographic Symbols and Punctuation block at U+16FE1.

For technical reasons "Nüshu" is spelled as "Nushu" in the Unicode Standard. Nüshu characters do not have descriptive character names, but have names derived algorithmically from their code point value (e.g. U+1B170 is named NUSHU CHARACTER-1B170).

Block

Nushu[1][2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
U+1B17x 𛅰 𛅱 𛅲 𛅳 𛅴 𛅵 𛅶 𛅷 𛅸 𛅹 𛅺 𛅻 𛅼 𛅽 𛅾 𛅿
U+1B18x 𛆀 𛆁 𛆂 𛆃 𛆄 𛆅 𛆆 𛆇 𛆈 𛆉 𛆊 𛆋 𛆌 𛆍 𛆎 𛆏
U+1B19x 𛆐 𛆑 𛆒 𛆓 𛆔 𛆕 𛆖 𛆗 𛆘 𛆙 𛆚 𛆛 𛆜 𛆝 𛆞 𛆟
U+1B1Ax 𛆠 𛆡 𛆢 𛆣 𛆤 𛆥 𛆦 𛆧 𛆨 𛆩 𛆪 𛆫 𛆬 𛆭 𛆮 𛆯
U+1B1Bx 𛆰 𛆱 𛆲 𛆳 𛆴 𛆵 𛆶 𛆷 𛆸 𛆹 𛆺 𛆻 𛆼 𛆽 𛆾 𛆿
U+1B1Cx 𛇀 𛇁 𛇂 𛇃 𛇄 𛇅 𛇆 𛇇 𛇈 𛇉 𛇊 𛇋 𛇌 𛇍 𛇎 𛇏
U+1B1Dx 𛇐 𛇑 𛇒 𛇓 𛇔 𛇕 𛇖 𛇗 𛇘 𛇙 𛇚 𛇛 𛇜 𛇝 𛇞 𛇟
U+1B1Ex 𛇠 𛇡 𛇢 𛇣 𛇤 𛇥 𛇦 𛇧 𛇨 𛇩 𛇪 𛇫 𛇬 𛇭 𛇮 𛇯
U+1B1Fx 𛇰 𛇱 𛇲 𛇳 𛇴 𛇵 𛇶 𛇷 𛇸 𛇹 𛇺 𛇻 𛇼 𛇽 𛇾 𛇿
U+1B20x 𛈀 𛈁 𛈂 𛈃 𛈄 𛈅 𛈆 𛈇 𛈈 𛈉 𛈊 𛈋 𛈌 𛈍 𛈎 𛈏
U+1B21x 𛈐 𛈑 𛈒 𛈓 𛈔 𛈕 𛈖 𛈗 𛈘 𛈙 𛈚 𛈛 𛈜 𛈝 𛈞 𛈟
U+1B22x 𛈠 𛈡 𛈢 𛈣 𛈤 𛈥 𛈦 𛈧 𛈨 𛈩 𛈪 𛈫 𛈬 𛈭 𛈮 𛈯
U+1B23x 𛈰 𛈱 𛈲 𛈳 𛈴 𛈵 𛈶 𛈷 𛈸 𛈹 𛈺 𛈻 𛈼 𛈽 𛈾 𛈿
U+1B24x 𛉀 𛉁 𛉂 𛉃 𛉄 𛉅 𛉆 𛉇 𛉈 𛉉 𛉊 𛉋 𛉌 𛉍 𛉎 𛉏
U+1B25x 𛉐 𛉑 𛉒 𛉓 𛉔 𛉕 𛉖 𛉗 𛉘 𛉙 𛉚 𛉛 𛉜 𛉝 𛉞 𛉟
U+1B26x 𛉠 𛉡 𛉢 𛉣 𛉤 𛉥 𛉦 𛉧 𛉨 𛉩 𛉪 𛉫 𛉬 𛉭 𛉮 𛉯
U+1B27x 𛉰 𛉱 𛉲 𛉳 𛉴 𛉵 𛉶 𛉷 𛉸 𛉹 𛉺 𛉻 𛉼 𛉽 𛉾 𛉿
U+1B28x 𛊀 𛊁 𛊂 𛊃 𛊄 𛊅 𛊆 𛊇 𛊈 𛊉 𛊊 𛊋 𛊌 𛊍 𛊎 𛊏
U+1B29x 𛊐 𛊑 𛊒 𛊓 𛊔 𛊕 𛊖 𛊗 𛊘 𛊙 𛊚 𛊛 𛊜 𛊝 𛊞 𛊟
U+1B2Ax 𛊠 𛊡 𛊢 𛊣 𛊤 𛊥 𛊦 𛊧 𛊨 𛊩 𛊪 𛊫 𛊬 𛊭 𛊮 𛊯
U+1B2Bx 𛊰 𛊱 𛊲 𛊳 𛊴 𛊵 𛊶 𛊷 𛊸 𛊹 𛊺 𛊻 𛊼 𛊽 𛊾 𛊿
U+1B2Cx 𛋀 𛋁 𛋂 𛋃 𛋄 𛋅 𛋆 𛋇 𛋈 𛋉 𛋊 𛋋 𛋌 𛋍 𛋎 𛋏
U+1B2Dx 𛋐 𛋑 𛋒 𛋓 𛋔 𛋕 𛋖 𛋗 𛋘 𛋙 𛋚 𛋛 𛋜 𛋝 𛋞 𛋟
U+1B2Ex 𛋠 𛋡 𛋢 𛋣 𛋤 𛋥 𛋦 𛋧 𛋨 𛋩 𛋪 𛋫 𛋬 𛋭 𛋮 𛋯
U+1B2Fx 𛋰 𛋱 𛋲 𛋳 𛋴 𛋵 𛋶 𛋷 𛋸 𛋹 𛋺 𛋻
Notes
1.^ As of Unicode version 16.0
2.^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

History

The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Nushu block:

Version Final code points[a] Count L2 ID WG2 ID Document
10.0 U+1B170..1B2FB 396 N3353 (pdf, doc) Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2007-10-10), "M51.22", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 51 Hanzhou, China; 2007-04-24/27
L2/07-293 N3287 Proposal for encoding Nüshu in the SMP of the UCS, 2007-08-13
L2/07-300 N3322 Anderson, Deborah (2007-09-08), Comments on Nüshu Proposal by the Chinese NB N3287
L2/07-303 N3337 Reply to WG2N3322 - UC Berkeley's comments on Nüshu, 2007-09-16
L2/07-315 N3340 Proposal for encoding Nüshu in the SMP of the UCS, 2007-09-17
L2/07-371 Proposal for encoding Nushu in the SMP of the UCS, 2007-10-11
L2/08-171 N3426 Revised Proposal for encoding Nushu, 2008-03-02
L2/08-154 N3433 Comments on N3426: Revised Proposal for encoding Nushu in the SMP of the UCS, 2008-04-09
L2/08-186 N3462R Reply to N3433 and the explanatory revision to N3426, 2008-04-23
L2/08-302 N3463 Proposal for encoding Nushu in the SMP of the UCS, 2008-06-06
L2/08-311 Anderson, Deborah (2008-08-10), Feedback on Revised Nushu Proposal L2/08-302
L2/08-318 N3453 (pdf, doc) Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2008-08-13), "M52.11", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 52
L2/08-338 N3497 Anderson, Deborah (2008-09-01), Comments on N3463: Revised Proposal for encoding Nüshu in the SMP of the UCS
L2/08-345 N3449 Review of Nushu Proposal, 2008-09-15
L2/08-412 N3553 (pdf, doc) Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2008-11-05), "M53.01", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 53
L2/09-155 N3598 Proposal for encoding Nüshu in the SMP of the UCS, 2009-03-18
L2/09-170 N3635 (pdf, doc) Ad hoc report on Nüshu, 2009-04-21
L2/09-234 N3603 (pdf, doc) Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2009-07-08), "M54.18", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 54
L2/09-365 N3705 Endo, Orie (2009-09-05), Comments and Questions on N 3598
L2/09-417 N3719 A Quick Response to WG2n3705: Comments and Questions on N 3598 (Nushu), 2009-10-26
L2/12-362 N4341 Updated Proposal for encoding Nyushu in the SMP, 2012-09-10
L2/12-330 N4366 Everson, Michael (2012-10-19), Input on encoding Nushu
L2/12-370 N4376 Aalto, Tero (2012-10-24), Nüshu ad hoc report
N4442 Anderson, Deborah (2013-05-31), Comments on Nushu (N4376 and N4341)
N4451 Anderson, Deborah (2013-06-05), Mapping of Nushu characters (from N4376 and N4341) and Additional Comments
N4461 Aalto, Tero (2013-06-12), Nushu ad hoc report
L2/13-160R N4472R Everson, Michael; Zhao, Liming; Chen, Zhuang; Anderson, Deborah (2013-09-12), Code table and names list for encoding Nüshu
L2/14-012 N4513 Toshiya, Suzuki (2013-12-25), Comments on Nushu in WG2 N4484, /IEC 10646:2014/PDAM1
N4403 (pdf, doc) Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2014-01-28), "10.2.1 Nushu", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 61, Holiday Inn, Vilnius, Lithuania; 2013-06-10/14
L2/14-050 N4533 Toshiya, Suzuki; Endo, Orie (2014-01-30), Additional Comments on N4484/PDAM1
N4556 Reply to N4513 and N4533 (Suzuki and Endo's comments on Nushu Encoding), 2014-02-22
L2/14-075 N4561 Aalto, Tero; et al. (2014-02-25), Nüshu ad hoc report
N4562 Toshiya, Suzuki (2014-02-25), Feedback To N4556 (Chinese Reply To N4513 and N4533)
L2/14-170 Anderson, Deborah; Whistler, Ken; McGowan, Rick; Pournader, Roozbeh; Iancu, Laurențiu (2014-07-28), "17", Recommendations to UTC #140 August 2014 on Script Proposals
L2/14-186 Suzuki, Toshiya (2014-07-29), Progress Report of Nushu Code Chart Review by Japanese Experts
L2/14-236 N4610 Suzuki, Toshiya (2014-09-02), Comments on Nushu in ISO/IEC 10646:2014 PDAM2 (WG2 N4569)
N4553 (pdf, doc) Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2014-09-16), "M62.05d", Minutes of WG 2 meeting 62 Adobe, San Jose, CA, USA
N4626 Endo, Orie; Toshiya, Suzuki (2014-09-19), Comments on N4561 (Nushu Ad-Hoc Meeting Report in WG2#62)
L2/14-244 N4639 Theory and Rules of Nushu Character Unification, 2014-09-23
L2/14-247 N4647 Anderson, Deborah (2014-10-01), Ad Hoc Reports for Nushu
L2/14-177 Moore, Lisa (2014-10-17), "Nushu (C.5.1)", UTC #140 Minutes
L2/14-268R Anderson, Deborah; Whistler, Ken; McGowan, Rick; Pournader, Roozbeh; Iancu, Laurențiu; Glass, Andrew; Constable, Peter; Suignard, Michel (2014-10-27), "14. Nushu", Recommendations to UTC #141 October 2014 on Script Proposals
L2/14-300 N4659 Anderson, Deborah; et al. (2014-11-25), Nushu Ad Hoc Meeting Report
L2/15-008 N4652 Suzuki, Toshiya (2015-01-12), Proposal of Nushu Code Chart based on WG2 N4610
L2/16-052 N4603 (pdf, doc) Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2015-09-01), "M63.03f, 9.1.3, 9.1.4", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 63
N4690 Reply to GB comments on Nushu in ISO/IEC 10646: 2016 CD, 2015-10-17
N4689 Toshiya, Suzuki (2015-10-19), Request for the Reconfirmation of the Required Distinction in Nushu
L2/15-283 N4693 Anderson, Deborah (2015-10-20), Nushu Ad Hoc Report
L2/15-245 N4697 Everson, Michael (2015-10-22), Re-ordering Nushu following the disposition of comments on CD 10646 5th edition
L2/15-262 Disposition of Comments on ISO/IEC CD 10646 (Ed.5), 2015-10-26
L2/16-203 Moore, Lisa (2016-08-18), "B.11.3.2", UTC #148 Minutes
N4739 "M64.05h", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 64, 2016-08-31
  1. ^ Proposed code points and characters names may differ from final code points and names

Fonts

As of 28 March 2024, 3 fonts are known to support Nūshu:

References

  1. ^ "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. ^ "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  3. ^ "Noto Sans Nüshu". Google Fonts. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Noto Traditional Nüshu". Google Fonts. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  5. ^ "font-unicode-nushu". nushu-script (GitHub). 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nushu_(Unicode_block)
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