> But what does one do for a script like Han characters where > those tests > don't apply? e.g., in Chinese, U+938A is used for 'pound'--is that a > word, or a currency sign? U+5713 or U+5143 for 'yuan'? Etc.
Are they invented exclusively for the purpose of expressing the currencies? I am not familiar with U+938A and U+5713, but U+5143 have other meanings than the currency Yuan, and I don't think it's a currency symbol. T. "Kuro" Kurosaka Internationalization Architect [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- *** Address and Phones changed on 2003-6-13 *** IONA Technologies Techmart Center, Suite 320 5201 Great America Pkwy Santa Clara, CA 95054 Tel: +1 408 850-7241 Fax: +1 408 850-7251 ------------------------------------------------------- Making Software Work Together TM

