女书又称“女字”，是流传在中国湖南省江永县及其毗邻一带妇女中间的一种独特的文字符号体系。用这种文字符号书写的作品也俗称“女书”。这类作品一般书写在扇面、手帕、布帛、纸张上，有些还绘织在丝锦和花带上。由于这种文字仅在妇女中流传，叙述的都是妇女的事，包括婚姻 The female book, also known as the “female character”, is a unique symbolic system circulating among women in Jiangyong County, Hunan Province, and its adjacent areas. Works written in this type of script are also commonly known as “women’s books.” Such works are generally written in fan, handkerchief, cloth, paper, some also painted silk and flowers in the tape. Since this language is circulating only among women, it describes women’s affairs, including marriage