U+1B289 "𛊉" Nushu Character-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1B289 "𛊉" Nushu Character-# is a specific glyph from the Nushu script, a syllabary historically used exclusively by women in the Jiangyong region of Hunan Province, China, to write a local dialect of Chinese. This script, which dates back several centuries, was kept secret from men and often used for personal correspondence, poetry, and storytelling, serving as a powerful tool for female expression and solidarity in a patriarchal society. The character U+1B289 itself is one of over 400 encoded in the Unicode Standard under the Nushu block, added in version 10.0 in 2017 to preserve and digitize this endangered writing system for modern use. While its precise phonetic or semantic meaning is tied to its context within Nushu texts, each character in the script represents a syllable, and this particular glyph contributes to the rich linguistic heritage of a unique female cultural tradition.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𛊉 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𛊉 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9B 0x8A 0x89 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD82C 0xDE89 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001B289 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud82c\ude89 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties