Wubihua method
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The Wubihua method is a Chinese input method
for writing text on a computer. It is based on the stroke order of a word, and can be input using only a numerical keypad. Although it is possible to input Traditional Chinese characters with this method, this method is often associated with Simplified Chinese characters. The Wubihua method should not be confused with the Wubi method
.
Each of the five keys from 1 to 5 are assigned a certain type of stroke (resembling the Eight Principles of Yong
): 1 for horizontal strokes (一), 2 for vertical strokes (丨), 3 for downwards right-to-left strokes (丿), 4 for dot strokes or downwards left-to-right strokes (丶), and 5 for all other strokes (marked 乙). To input any character, simply press the keys corresponding to the first four strokes of a character and the key corresponding to the last stroke of a character. For characters four strokes or less, press 0 after the last stroke.
Wubihua is one of the easiest to learn methods because it is simple and does not require knowledge of pronunciation or Pinyin
. However, it tends to be vague (a Wubihua code will normally match tens or hundreds of characters), and each character has a unique code (thus, characters whose stroke order are frequently transposed due to a person's writing style cannot easily be found).
Chinese input methods for computers
Hundreds of Chinese input methods are available for entry of Chinese characters into computers, but most keyboard-based methods rely on either pinyin phonetic readings or root shapes in Chinese characters...
for writing text on a computer. It is based on the stroke order of a word, and can be input using only a numerical keypad. Although it is possible to input Traditional Chinese characters with this method, this method is often associated with Simplified Chinese characters. The Wubihua method should not be confused with the Wubi method
Wubi method
The Wubizixing input method , often abbreviated to simply Wubi or Wubi Xing, is a Chinese character input method primarily for inputting simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese text on a computer...
.
Each of the five keys from 1 to 5 are assigned a certain type of stroke (resembling the Eight Principles of Yong
Eight Principles of Yong
Stroke order animated and in color gradation from black to red The strokes numbered Where there are multiple numbers in an area, the strokes overlap briefly and continue from the previous number to the next....
): 1 for horizontal strokes (一), 2 for vertical strokes (丨), 3 for downwards right-to-left strokes (丿), 4 for dot strokes or downwards left-to-right strokes (丶), and 5 for all other strokes (marked 乙). To input any character, simply press the keys corresponding to the first four strokes of a character and the key corresponding to the last stroke of a character. For characters four strokes or less, press 0 after the last stroke.
Wubihua is one of the easiest to learn methods because it is simple and does not require knowledge of pronunciation or Pinyin
Pinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
. However, it tends to be vague (a Wubihua code will normally match tens or hundreds of characters), and each character has a unique code (thus, characters whose stroke order are frequently transposed due to a person's writing style cannot easily be found).