The Liyue Script (unofficial name) refers to the writing system of Liyue.
The script is inspired by real-life Chinese characters, particularly seal script. Such script is common in Liyue Harbor around shops and other businesses — there is a very high degree of repetition of these symbols between shop signs.[Note 1] Other examples of this script can be seen on the Jade Chamber Intel Wall during the animated cutscene in the Archon Quest Zhongli's Treat in Chapter I: Act II - Farewell, Archaic Lord and on bulletin boards around Liyue.
Appearances[]
This script appears in several other Liyue character's Elemental attacks including: around Chongyun when Spirit Blade: Chonghua's Layered Frost is active, and when Zhongli's Dominus Lapidis Stone Stele breaks.
A stylized (or ancient) form of the Liyue script appears in Beneath the Dragon-Queller on the ground around the seal after Azhdaha is defeated.
Deciphered Characters[]
There are few instances where characters in this script that have been deciphered and determined to be based on existing Chinese characters. In most cases, the characters closely correspond to seal script, an ancient form of the Chinese writing system.
A few characters appear in the center of the seal at the entrance to Beneath the Dragon-Queller. They are used to indicate which element Azhdaha will be infused with and are based on the Chinese seal script of these Elements: Electro (雷), Hydro (水), Cryo (冰), and Pyro (火). Note that the character for Electro has been simplified from its seal script form (靁) by replacing the 畾 portion with the symbol for Electro 
.
Four characters also appear when Yanfei's Charged Attack leaves an impression on the ground. These characters have been interpreted to be based on the Chinese glyphs for 福 "blessing," 祿 "prosperity," 商 "business," and 印 "seal" or "stamp" (right to left, top to bottom).[1] The symbol identified as 印 is in fact identical to one seal script form of the character, while the other characters seem to be highly stylized.[Note 2]
There is also another Chinese character found in the game, which is the one on the Unusual Hilichurl's mask. This character is 伟 "Wei," the name of the CEO of MiHoYo. This character, however, does not seem to be in the same style of script.
Notes[]
- ↑ The sign for the Zhongyuan Chop Suey stall, the sign for the unnamed building next to this stall, the sign for Xigu Antiques and all legible characters on the scrolls, the signs for Yanshang Teahouse, the sign for the Dockyard, the signs for Mingxing Jewelry and all characters on the scrolls, the sign for Northland Bank, the hanging banners in Bubu Pharmacy, and the books at Wanwen Bookstore all share the same eight symbols. Notable exceptions are the last symbol on the banner for Wanmin Restaurant, and the symbols for Wanwen Bookstore.
- ↑ The symbol identified as 印 has not been seen in the game prior to Yanfei's release. The three other characters appear throughout Liyue.
References[]
- ↑ Reddit: Comment by u/SnooFoxes6169
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