Wubi Word Dictionary

Author: Tang Junyi
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: The Wubi (Five-Stroke) Character Input Method is an encoding system for Chinese characters invented by Professor Wang Yongmin, which encodes characters based entirely on their shapes. This technology has become a valuable assistant for many computer users. Following the 86 Wubi Input Method invented by Professor Wang Yongmin in 1986, in 1998, Professor Wang introduced the 98 Wangma Wubi Input Method. Compared to the previous version, its input method is largely the same, with only slight changes in the distribution of character components. The 98 addresses many shortcomings of the 86 and includes many commonly used phrases and popular expressions in contemporary society. This book presents a comparison between the 98 and 86, listing the Wubi codes, component breakdowns, and word codes for 6,763 characters, making it convenient to carry and a helpful tool for learning, querying, and practicing the Wubi input method. It can help beginners identify the component breakdown methods for each character in both the 98 and 86 and master their corresponding codes. Especially, the book lists the common phrase codes for single characters in the 98, facilitating whole-word input for users, thereby enabling them to become proficient in the Wubi input method and improve typing speed. This book is based on the New Xinhua Dictionary and includes a phonetic index and a radical lookup table for easy character retrieval. Additionally, the appendix provides fundamental knowledge of the Wubi input method for both the 98 and 86, including the breakdown of radicals, common non-basic code units, full codes and a comparison table for level-1 simplified codes, a level-1 simplified code table, a Wubi character encoding flowchart, a 98 Wubi code element keyboard diagram, and an 86 Wubi character root keyboard diagram.
The Wubi (Five-Stroke) Character Input Method is an encoding system for Chinese characters invented by Professor Wang Yongmin, which encodes characters based entirely on their shapes. This technology has become a valuable assistant for many computer users. Following the 86 Wubi Input Method invented by Professor Wang Yongmin in 1986, in 1998, Professor Wang introduced the 98 Wangma Wubi Input Method. Compared to the previous version, its input method is largely the same, with only slight changes in the distribution of character components. The 98 addresses many shortcomings of the 86 and includes many commonly used phrases and popular expressions in contemporary society.