Nushu
RangeU+1B170..U+1B2FF
(400 code points)
PlaneSMP
ScriptsNüshu
Assigned396 code points
Unused4 reserved code points
Unicode version history
10.0 (2017)396 (+396)
Unicode documentation
Code chart ∣ Web page
Note: [1][2]

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)
 0123456789ABCDEF
U+1B17x 𛅰𛅱𛅲𛅳𛅴𛅵𛅶𛅷 𛅸𛅹𛅺𛅻𛅼𛅽𛅾𛅿
U+1B18x 𛆀𛆁𛆂𛆃𛆄𛆅𛆆𛆇 𛆈𛆉𛆊𛆋𛆌𛆍𛆎𛆏
U+1B19x 𛆐𛆑𛆒𛆓𛆔𛆕𛆖𛆗 𛆘𛆙𛆚𛆛𛆜𛆝𛆞𛆟
U+1B1Ax 𛆠𛆡𛆢𛆣𛆤𛆥𛆦𛆧 𛆨𛆩𛆪𛆫𛆬𛆭𛆮𛆯
U+1B1Bx 𛆰𛆱𛆲𛆳𛆴𛆵𛆶𛆷 𛆸𛆹𛆺𛆻𛆼𛆽𛆾𛆿
U+1B1Cx 𛇀𛇁𛇂𛇃𛇄𛇅𛇆𛇇 𛇈𛇉𛇊𛇋𛇌𛇍𛇎𛇏
U+1B1Dx 𛇐𛇑𛇒𛇓𛇔𛇕𛇖𛇗 𛇘𛇙𛇚𛇛𛇜𛇝𛇞𛇟
U+1B1Ex 𛇠𛇡𛇢𛇣𛇤𛇥𛇦𛇧 𛇨𛇩𛇪𛇫𛇬𛇭𛇮𛇯
U+1B1Fx 𛇰𛇱𛇲𛇳𛇴𛇵𛇶𛇷 𛇸𛇹𛇺𛇻𛇼𛇽𛇾𛇿
U+1B20x 𛈀𛈁𛈂𛈃𛈄𛈅𛈆𛈇 𛈈𛈉𛈊𛈋𛈌𛈍𛈎𛈏
U+1B21x 𛈐𛈑𛈒𛈓𛈔𛈕𛈖𛈗 𛈘𛈙𛈚𛈛𛈜𛈝𛈞𛈟
U+1B22x 𛈠𛈡𛈢𛈣𛈤𛈥𛈦𛈧 𛈨𛈩𛈪𛈫𛈬𛈭𛈮𛈯
U+1B23x 𛈰𛈱𛈲𛈳𛈴𛈵𛈶𛈷 𛈸𛈹𛈺𛈻𛈼𛈽𛈾𛈿
U+1B24x 𛉀𛉁𛉂𛉃𛉄𛉅𛉆𛉇 𛉈𛉉𛉊𛉋𛉌𛉍𛉎𛉏
U+1B25x 𛉐𛉑𛉒𛉓𛉔𛉕𛉖𛉗 𛉘𛉙𛉚𛉛𛉜𛉝𛉞𛉟
U+1B26x 𛉠𛉡𛉢𛉣𛉤𛉥𛉦𛉧 𛉨𛉩𛉪𛉫𛉬𛉭𛉮𛉯
U+1B27x 𛉰𛉱𛉲𛉳𛉴𛉵𛉶𛉷 𛉸𛉹𛉺𛉻𛉼𛉽𛉾𛉿
U+1B28x 𛊀𛊁𛊂𛊃𛊄𛊅𛊆𛊇 𛊈𛊉𛊊𛊋𛊌𛊍𛊎𛊏
U+1B29x 𛊐𛊑𛊒𛊓𛊔𛊕𛊖𛊗 𛊘𛊙𛊚𛊛𛊜𛊝𛊞𛊟
U+1B2Ax 𛊠𛊡𛊢𛊣𛊤𛊥𛊦𛊧 𛊨𛊩𛊪𛊫𛊬𛊭𛊮𛊯
U+1B2Bx 𛊰𛊱𛊲𛊳𛊴𛊵𛊶𛊷 𛊸𛊹𛊺𛊻𛊼𛊽𛊾𛊿
U+1B2Cx 𛋀𛋁𛋂𛋃𛋄𛋅𛋆𛋇 𛋈𛋉𛋊𛋋𛋌𛋍𛋎𛋏
U+1B2Dx 𛋐𛋑𛋒𛋓𛋔𛋕𛋖𛋗 𛋘𛋙𛋚𛋛𛋜𛋝𛋞𛋟
U+1B2Ex 𛋠𛋡𛋢𛋣𛋤𛋥𛋦𛋧 𛋨𛋩𛋪𛋫𛋬𛋭𛋮𛋯
U+1B2Fx 𛋰𛋱𛋲𛋳𛋴𛋵𛋶𛋷 𛋸𛋹𛋺𛋻
Notes
1.^ As of Unicode version 15.1
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:

VersionFinal code points[lower-alpha 1]CountL2 IDWG2 IDDocument
10.0U+1B170..1B2FB396N3353 (pdf, doc)Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2007-10-10), "M51.22", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 51 Hanzhou, China; 2007-04-24/27
L2/07-293N3287Proposal for encoding Nüshu in the SMP of the UCS, 2007-08-13
L2/07-300N3322Anderson, Deborah (2007-09-08), Comments on Nüshu Proposal by the Chinese NB N3287
L2/07-303N3337Reply to WG2N3322 - UC Berkeley's comments on Nüshu, 2007-09-16
L2/07-315N3340Proposal for encoding Nüshu in the SMP of the UCS, 2007-09-17
L2/07-371Proposal for encoding Nushu in the SMP of the UCS, 2007-10-11
L2/08-171N3426Revised Proposal for encoding Nushu, 2008-03-02
L2/08-154N3433Comments on N3426: Revised Proposal for encoding Nushu in the SMP of the UCS, 2008-04-09
L2/08-186N3462RReply to N3433 and the explanatory revision to N3426, 2008-04-23
L2/08-302N3463Proposal for encoding Nushu in the SMP of the UCS, 2008-06-06
L2/08-311Anderson, Deborah (2008-08-10), Feedback on Revised Nushu Proposal L2/08-302
L2/08-318N3453 (pdf, doc)Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2008-08-13), "M52.11", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 52
L2/08-338N3497Anderson, Deborah (2008-09-01), Comments on N3463: Revised Proposal for encoding Nüshu in the SMP of the UCS
L2/08-345N3449Review of Nushu Proposal, 2008-09-15
L2/08-412N3553 (pdf, doc)Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2008-11-05), "M53.01", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 53
L2/09-155N3598Proposal for encoding Nüshu in the SMP of the UCS, 2009-03-18
L2/09-170N3635 (pdf, doc)Ad hoc report on Nüshu, 2009-04-21
L2/09-234N3603 (pdf, doc)Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2009-07-08), "M54.18", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 54
L2/09-365N3705Endo, Orie (2009-09-05), Comments and Questions on N 3598
L2/09-417N3719A Quick Response to WG2n3705: Comments and Questions on N 3598 (Nushu), 2009-10-26
L2/12-362N4341Updated Proposal for encoding Nyushu in the SMP, 2012-09-10
L2/12-330N4366Everson, Michael (2012-10-19), Input on encoding Nushu
L2/12-370N4376Aalto, Tero (2012-10-24), Nüshu ad hoc report
N4442Anderson, Deborah (2013-05-31), Comments on Nushu (N4376 and N4341)
N4451Anderson, Deborah (2013-06-05), Mapping of Nushu characters (from N4376 and N4341) and Additional Comments
N4461Aalto, Tero (2013-06-12), Nushu ad hoc report
L2/13-160RN4472REverson, Michael; Zhao, Liming; Chen, Zhuang; Anderson, Deborah (2013-09-12), Code table and names list for encoding Nüshu
L2/14-012N4513Toshiya, 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
L2/14-050N4533Toshiya, Suzuki; Endo, Orie (2014-01-30), Additional Comments on N4484/PDAM1
N4556Reply to N4513 and N4533 (Suzuki and Endo's comments on Nushu Encoding), 2014-02-22
L2/14-075N4561Aalto, Tero; et al. (2014-02-25), Nüshu ad hoc report
N4562Toshiya, Suzuki (2014-02-25), Feedback To N4556 (Chinese Reply To N4513 and N4533)
L2/14-170Anderson, Deborah; Whistler, Ken; McGowan, Rick; Pournader, Roozbeh; Iancu, Laurențiu (2014-07-28), "17", Recommendations to UTC #140 August 2014 on Script Proposals
L2/14-186Suzuki, Toshiya (2014-07-29), Progress Report of Nushu Code Chart Review by Japanese Experts
L2/14-236N4610Suzuki, 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
N4626Endo, Orie; Toshiya, Suzuki (2014-09-19), Comments on N4561 (Nushu Ad-Hoc Meeting Report in WG2#62)
L2/14-244N4639Theory and Rules of Nushu Character Unification, 2014-09-23
L2/14-247N4647Anderson, Deborah (2014-10-01), Ad Hoc Reports for Nushu
L2/14-177Moore, Lisa (2014-10-17), "Nushu (C.5.1)", UTC #140 Minutes
L2/14-268RAnderson, 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
L2/14-300N4659Anderson, Deborah; et al. (2014-11-25), Nushu Ad Hoc Meeting Report
L2/15-008N4652Suzuki, Toshiya (2015-01-12), Proposal of Nushu Code Chart based on WG2 N4610
L2/16-052N4603 (pdf, doc)Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2015-09-01), "M63.03f, 9.1.3, 9.1.4", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 63
N4690Reply to GB comments on Nushu in ISO/IEC 10646: 2016 CD, 2015-10-17
N4689Toshiya, Suzuki (2015-10-19), Request for the Reconfirmation of the Required Distinction in Nushu
L2/15-283N4693Anderson, Deborah (2015-10-20), Nushu Ad Hoc Report
L2/15-245N4697Everson, Michael (2015-10-22), Re-ordering Nushu following the disposition of comments on CD 10646 5th edition
L2/15-262Disposition of Comments on ISO/IEC CD 10646 (Ed.5), 2015-10-26
L2/16-203Moore, 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

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.
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