English Explanatory Dictionary

Cangjie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The legendary figure historically credited with the invention of the first writing system in China.
noun
  1. An input method for entering Chinese characters into a computer, developed in 1976 and originally supporting only traditional Chinese. Characters are visually decomposed into parts; these parts are assigned keys on the keyboard.

Pronunciation

/ˈtsɑŋˌt͡ʃjɛ/

Word forms

Cangjie Changjie Cangjei Changjei Chang Jei Chajei Chong Kit

Etymology

The man is from Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 倉頡 /仓颉 (Cāngjié). The input method is then named after legendary inventor of the Chinese writing system, historian Cangjie, the forementioned person, coined by General of the Republic of China, adopted son of President Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Wei-kuo in 1979.

Synonyms

Cangjie method
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