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五筆字型

简五笔字型 · 繁五筆字型

Mandarin · pinyin wǔ bǐ zì xíng

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
字: zì · letter, character, word
型: xíng · pattern, model, type; law; mold
笔: bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke

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Mandarin tones

3–3–4–2 · wu3 bi3 zi4 xing2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ng5 bat1 zi6 jing4

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noun

Wubi (input method for Chinese based on character shape)

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