The word Nushu literally means “women's writing” in Chinese: As the name suggests, Nushu is created and specially used by women.

    Often ____（call） “the world's only surviving characters for women”, these slim words were developed from standard written Chinese. In the old days, Nushu ____（teach）by elderly women to girls at home because female children weren't allowed ____（attend）formal school. During gatherings in villages, women used the characters to .write poems or song lyrics to express their emotions ____ were hidden from men. The words were full ____ encouragement and positive energy, and showed an uncommon open-mindedness among women at that time.

    Ji Xianlin once said that Nushu is a feminist（女权主义者）symbol. “It's ____ unique writing system created by ____（talent）women who were deprived（剥夺）of the right to education,” he wrote in an article. “It has significance in various ____（field）and represents Chinese people's strong spirit.”

    Nushu was made as a national cultural heritage in 2006. However, it is not ____（wide）used in daily life today. In fact, it is a dying language. Now linguists are taking action to prevent this incredible cultural heritage from____（disappear）.