女书 nǚ shū

Nüshu, women’s script from Hunan

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Nü Shu writing, a phonetic syllabary for Yao ethnic group 瑶族yáo zú 瑤族yáo zú dialect designed and used by women in Jiangyong county 江永县jiāng yǒng xiàn in southern Hunan

Characters

Character Meaning
女 nǚ HSK 1
female; woman; daughter
书 shū HSK 1
book; to write; letter