Yang ZhuanginNüshu

zyg·NshuLogographicMultiple-source attestation (MAIN)

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Language

Yang Zhuang

ISO 639-3zygStatusLivingScopeIndividualScripts used2

Also written in:

Han (Hanzi, Kanji, Hanja) (Hani)

Script

Nüshu

ISO 15924NshuFamilyChinese (Script isolate)OriginEast AsiaDirectionLeft-to-rightStatusLiving scriptOpenType tagnshu

Nüshu, a syllabary used exclusively by women in Jiangyong County, Hunan, China. One of the few women-only scripts in history. Origin unknown; possibly developed over several centuries.

Other languages using Nüshu

Xiang Chinesehsn

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