Wubi input scheme
Wubi is an abbreviation for “Wubizixing” ( 五筆 字型 輸入 法 / 五笔 字型 , wǔbǐ zìxíng shūrùfǎ - “Five-stroke character model input method”, since any character can be entered with a maximum of five keystrokes) and is one of many Input methods for simplified Chinese characters .
The advantage of this input scheme is that it is solely dependent on the image of the character, so it does not require any knowledge of pronunciation, and is therefore very interesting for students of Chinese writing. The high writing speed should also be mentioned.
The disadvantage of this input method is that you have to know how Chinese characters are generally structured (arrangement, radicals ) and in which stroke order they are written.
Input layout of the keyboard
The 26 letters of the alphabet without the umlauts “ä”, “ö” and “ü” are used to enter the character image; the "z" has a special role. No distinction is made between upper and lower case. The keyboard is divided into groups of visually related characters as follows:
| ^ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 0 | ß | ' | <- |
| tab | q | w | e | r | t | z | u | i | O | p | ü | ||
| lock | a | s | d | f | G | H | j | k | l | ö | Ä | ' | |
| shift | < | y | x | c | v | b | n | m | , | . | _ | shift |
Note: The “y” seems out of place, as do the “z” and the “m”; the first two are swapped on an English keyboard so the mappings make sense. That's why the “y” in the following also belongs in region 4. With the “m” there was simply not enough space on the right, because not every keyboard has “ö” s.
Groups of buttons
- 'asdfg' - Region 1
- Horizontal lines, such as B. 一, 三, 土 (first drawn line of the character is horizontal)
- 'hjklm' - Region 2
- Vertical lines, such as B. 丨, 刂, 日 (first drawn line of the character is vertical)
- 'qwert' - Region 3
- Lines falling to the left, such as B. 钅, 人 (the first drawn line of the characters is a line falling to the left)
- 'yuiop' - Region 4
- Lines or dots falling to the right, such as B. 丶, 讠 (first drawn line of the character is punctiform)
- 'xcvbn' - Region 5
- Hooks such as B. 女, 又 (the first line drawn is a tick)
- 'z'
- Wildcard / special
Assignment of individual keys
Region 1: The keys a, s, d, f and g or radicals with at least one horizontal starting line
Key “g” :
The radical is one of the following characters: 一, 王 (also small), 五, 戋.
Remember rule: "The radical of a character begins with a horizontal line and does not contain another horizontal line or looks similar to the symbol das."
Key "f" :
The radical is one of the following characters: 二, 士, 土, 十, 干, 寸, 雨,? Code?
Rule of thumb: “The radical of a character begins with exactly one horizontal line, but contains exactly one further horizontal line; Exception: 寸. "
Key “d” :
The radical is one of the following characters: 大, 三, 犬, 石, 古, 厂, the second character in 羊, the second character in 着, the first part in 肆, the head part of 而, the first two dashes from 右, in the right part of 拔 the first character, 于 without a top line.
Remember rule: "The radical begins with a line and contains two more horizontal lines or is similar to the symbol 大 or the symbol 厂."
Key "s" :
The radical is one of the following characters: 木, 西, 丁.
Remember rule: "木, 西, 丁"
Key “a” :
The radical is one of the following characters: 工, 匚, 七, 弋, 戈, 廾, 艹, 廿, 共 without the last two dashes, 弋.
Remember rule: "The miserable rest - learn by heart."
Region 2: The keys h, j, k, l and m or radicals with at least one vertical starting line
Key "h" :
The radical is one of the following characters: 目, 上, 止, 卜, 上 without the first dash, 虍 without "匕", 是 without "旦", 皮 without "又", 具 without the last two dashes .
Remember rule: "The radical of a character begins with a vertical bar and does not contain another vertical bar or looks similar to the symbol 目."
Key “j” :
The radical is one of the following characters: 曰, 早, 虫, 刂, the first two dashes of 归, the first two dashes of 临, 廾 without the first dash ， the first two dashes of 临.
Remember rule: "The radical of a character begins with a vertical line and contains exactly one additional vertical line, or looks similar to the symbol Zeichen (also rotated)."
Key "k" :
The radical is one of the following characters: 口, 川, 三 rotated by 90 °.
Remember rule: "口, 川," 三 ""
Key “l” :
The radical is one of the following characters: 田, 甲, 囗, 四, 皿, 车, 力, upper box of 罘.
Key "m" :
The radical is one of the following characters: 山, 由, 冂, 贝, 几, 骨 without "月".
Remember rule: "Clams from the mountain have bones."