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鄭碼

简郑码 · 繁鄭碼

Mandarin · pinyin Zhèng mǎ

Zheng coding
original Chinese character coding based on component shapes, created by Zheng Yili 鄭易里 Zhèng Yì lǐ, underlying most stroke-based Chinese input methods
also called common coding 字根通用碼 zì gēn tōng yòng mǎ

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郑: zhèng · state in today's Henan; surname
码: mǎ · number, numerals; yard; symbol

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4–3 · Zheng4 ma3

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Zhengma, an input method for Chinese based on character shape

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