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Nu Shu

Nu Shu is the alternative spelling of Nüshu.

Meaning of Nüshu

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.

Questions about Nu Shu

What is Nu Shu the alternative spelling of?
Nu Shu is the alternative spelling of Nüshu.

Words near Nu Shu in the dictionary

  1. nu gaze
  2. nu jazz
  3. nu metal
  4. nu movable
  5. nu movables
  6. Nu Shu
  7. nu skool
  8. Nu Zillund
  9. Nu-chen
  10. Nu-chens
  11. Nu-chih

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Nu Shu (page history and authors); Nüshu (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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