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倉頡

简仓颉 · 繁倉頡

Mandarin · pinyin Cāng Jié

Cang Jie, legendary scribe of the Yellow Emperor and inventor of Chinese writing
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頡: Look up this written character
仓: cāng · granary; berth; sea
颉: jié · fly upward, soar; contest

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name

Cangjie (the legendary figure historically credited with the invention of the first writing system in China)
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 倉頡篇／仓颉篇 (Cāngjiépiān)

noun

(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 倉頡輸入法／仓颉输入法 (Cāngjié shūrùfǎ)

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