> 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
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