Nüshu

See also: Nushu, Nǚshū, Nu Shu, and Nü Shu

English

Alternative forms

• Nushu, Nyushu, Nü Shu, Nu Shu

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 女書／女书 (Nǚshū, literally “women's script”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnʊʃuː/, /ˈnjuːʃuː/

Proper noun

Nüshu

1. (historical) A syllabic script which was used exclusively among the ethnic Yao women of Jiangyong, Hunan, China from the 9th century, used to write the Xiangnan Tuhua lect of Chinese, which mostly fell out of use during the 20th century.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 女書／女书 (zh) (Nǚshū)

  Shaozhou Tuhua: 𛆁𛈬

• Japanese: 女書 (にょしょ, Nyosho)
• Marathi: न्यूशू f (nyūśū)
• Russian: ню̀й-шу́ m (njùj-šú)