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王永民

Mandarin · pinyin Wáng Yǒng mín

Wang Yongmin (1943-), inventor of the five stroke input method 五筆輸入法 wǔ bǐ shū rù fǎ

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王: wáng · king, ruler; royal; surname
永: yǒng · long, perpetual, eternal, forever
民: mín · people, subjects, citizens

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2–3–2 · Wang2 Yong3 min2

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