Unicode Status for Shuishu

The Shuishu script (also called Sui script) is not yet in Unicode. Shuishu has a tentative allocation at U+1B300..U+1B5FF in the Roadmap to the SMP for the Unicode Standard.

Blocks

None.

Proposals and documents

A number of documents towards its inclusion have been submitted to the Unicode Technical Committee and WG2:

• 2014-08-20 Proposal for encoding Shuishu in the SMP of the UCS — China NB (WG2 N4638, L2/14-243)
• 2015-10-22 Preliminary Proposal for encoding Shuishu in the SMP of the UCS — China N.B. (WG2 N4696 part 1, L2/15-285)
• 2015-10-22 Introduction of Shuishu Script — Chen Zhuang, Zhao Liming, Yao Qingjun, Wei Shifang, Yao Binglie, Pan Zhongxi (WG2 N4696 part 2, L2/15-286)
• 2016-09-24 Updated Proposal for encoding Shuishu in the SMP — China N.B. (WG2 N4696, L2/16-263)
  • Recommendations to UTC #149 November 2016 on Script Proposals (L2/16-342) (See point 9.)
  • UTC #149 Minutes (L2/16-325) (See C.7 for decision and action items)
• 2017-07-26 Towards the ordering of the Shuishu script in the UCS — Michael Everson (WG2 N4839, L2/17-239)
  • Recommendations to UTC #152 July-August 2017 on Script Proposals (L2/17-255) (See point 21.)
  • UTC #152 Minutes (L2/17-222) (See C.19 for decision and action items)
• 2017-09-22 Results of the ad-hoc meeting on Shuishu in Hohhot — Michael Everson, et al (WG2 N4894, L2/17-336)
  • UTC #153 Minutes (L2/17-362) (See C.14 for decision and action items)
• 2018-04-02 Comments on Shuishu in PDAM2.2 text — Toshiya Suzuki (WG2 N4942, L2/18-131)
  • Recommendations to UTC #155 April-May 2018 on Script Proposals (L2/18-168) (See point 26.)
  • UTC #155 Minutes (L2/18-115) (See B.1.3.1.1.1 for decision and action items)
• 2018-04-20 Additional Comments on Shuishu in PDAM2.2 text — Toshiya Suzuki (WG2 N4946, L2/18-133)
• 2018-06-01 Analysis of Shuishu character repertoire (WG2 N4956) — Andrew West, Eiso Chan (WG2 N4956, L2/18-193)