Chinese input method

Other methods allow users to write characters directly via touchscreens, such as those found on mobile phones and tablet computers.

It assigned thirty base shapes or strokes to different keys and adopted a new way of categorizing Chinese characters.

During the early computer era, Chinese characters were categorized by their radicals or Pinyin romanization, but results were less than satisfactory.

Its popularity is also helped by its omnipresence on traditional Chinese computer systems, since Chu has given up its patent in 1982, stating that it should be part of the cultural asset.

Phonetic methods are mainly based on standard pinyin, Zhuyin/Bopomofo, and Jyutping in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, respectively.

While the phonetic system is easy to learn, choosing appropriate Chinese characters slows typing speed.

[13] With some phonetic IMEs (Input Method Editors), in addition to predictive input based on previous conversions, it is possible for users to create custom dictionary entries for frequently used characters and phrases, potentially lowering the number of characters required to evoke it.

Shuangpin (双拼; 雙拼), literally dual spell, is a stenographical phonetic input method based on hanyu pinyin that reduces the number of keystrokes for one Chinese character to two by distributing every vowel and consonant composed of more than one letter to a specific key.

In most Shuangpin layout schemes such as Xiaohe, Microsoft 2003 and Ziranma, the most frequently used vowels are placed on the middle layer, reducing the risk of repetitive strain injury.