Stroke input

A Chinese character is built up of strokes. There are more than 30 basic strokes, which are grouped into five 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 % 19 For example, to enter “–Ýœ¢”and % 19 Example of using the wild card key.

Stroke categories

The five 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

Stroke

Basic

Stroke

Character

Key

Category

Stroke

Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short

而 页 面

 

 

 

left Slope

学 殷

 

 

 

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

 

 

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