Definitions
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- proper noun The man historically credited with the invention of the first writing system in
China . - proper noun The Cangjie method (also spelled Changjei method) is an input method for entering
Chinese characters into a computer, developed in 1976. Although initially based on the Traditional Chinese characters, it has since been expanded to support both Cangjie and the Simplified Chinese character set.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Pinyin (romanization) to input Chinese characters, with the remaining tiny handful using a shape-based system such as Cangjie or a stylus to write them on a pad or window.
Language Log 2010
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Another misogynistic story tells of how Cangjie was kicked out of his house when his wife's two sisters came for a visit, which caused him to create the logogram for "rape" out of three pictograms of "woman".
Word meaning as a window into thought josh 2008
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In terms of more historical "word" formation, there is a rich set of accounts of the legendary "Cangjie", to whom the creation of written Chinese is attributed.
Word meaning as a window into thought josh 2008
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It includes Zhuyin and Cangjie, two dominant input methods for
The Official Google Blog Ellen Ko 2010
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Both of those who used Cangjie were from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and a couple of respondents from Taiwan said that they used bopomofu (Zhuyin Fuhao), a phonetic inputting system somewhat reminiscent of
Language Log 2010
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