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五筆

简五笔 · 繁五筆

Mandarin · pinyin wǔ bǐ

abbr. of 五筆字型, five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983

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五: wǔ · five; surname
筆: bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke
笔: bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke

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3–3 · wu3 bi3

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ng5 bat1

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noun

(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 五筆字型／五笔字型 (wǔbǐ zìxíng)

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