Stroke input

A Chinese character is built up of strokes. There are more than 30 basic strokes, which are grouped into 5 stroke categories. Each category is represented

on the keypad by one of the keys -. The Wild Card key , is used when you are not sure of which stroke to use.Stroke categoriesThe 5 stroke categories are defined in the table below:

Number

Stroke

Basic

Stroke

Character

Key

Category

Stroke

Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Over

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lift

红 牡

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Down

业 上

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Down-Hook

水 打

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short

直 真 质

 

 

 

Slope Down

 

 

 

 

 

Long

九 丹

 

 

 

Left Slope

 

 

 

 

Over Slope

千 匕

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short

页 面

 

 

 

left Slope

 

Number

Stroke

Basic

Stroke

Character

Key

Category

Stroke

Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dot

学 雷

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right Slope

火 又

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Down-

西 酉

 

 

 

Curved-

 

 

 

 

Over

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Down-Over

山 巨 屯

 

 

 

 

母 凶

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Left Slope-

么 去 公

 

 

 

Over

约 能

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Left Slope-

女 要 好

 

 

 

Dot

巡 巢

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Down-Lift

衣 以 饭

 

 

 

 

收 长

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right Slope-

我 或 民

 

 

 

Hook

成 伐

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Down-Over-

心 必 思

 

 

 

Hook

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Down-Over-

电 也 毛

 

 

 

Curved-

兄 孔

 

 

 

Hook

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Down-Over-

专 传 转

 

 

 

Left Slope

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Down-Over-

马 与 张

 

 

 

Down-Hook

号 费

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Down-Over-

鼎 鼐

 

 

 

Down

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Over-Hook

写 字 皮

 

 

 

 

通 免

 

 

 

 

 

 

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