CJKV Information Processing, 2nd Edition

Input Techniques

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to an input technique. It is possible to combine reading and structure attributes to form a

new input technique that can eectively reduce the number of collisions.

Examples of input methods that combine reading and structure information include the

Tze-loi Method (子來輸入法 zlái shūrùf), developed by Tze-loi Yeung (楊子來 yáng

zlái), and the Renzhi Code Method ( rènzhī m shūrùf). A Tze-loi code

consists of three keystrokes. e rst two are based on the character’s structure (the upper-

le and lower-right corner), and the third represents the rst sound in the character’s

reading. A Renzhi code, like a Tze-loi code, consists of three keystrokes. e rst key-

stroke is the rst character of its Pinyin reading, and the last two keystrokes are its rst

and last strokes. Renzhi codes, however, can also consist of other types of elements, and

can consist of as little as two keystrokes or as many as four. Table 5-17 lists a handful of

hanzi, along with their Tze-loi input codes.

Examples of Structure Plus Reading input methods—Tze-loi MethodTable 5-17.

Hanzi Tze-loi code Tze-loi—QWERTY

晶 日 + 日 + J

JJJ

品 口 + 口 + B

HHB

法 丶 + 厶 + F

6ZF

Input by Encoding

is CJKV input method is based on xed values for each character, specically their en-

coded values. is is a direct way to input and is typically used as a last resort for inputting

characters. is means that one ...