wǔ bǐ zì xíngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
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Original source entry:

五筆字型 五笔字型 [wu3 bi3 zi4 xing2] /five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983/

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Other forms in these source records: 五筆字型

  • 五
    wǔ

    five / 5

  • 笔
    bǐ

    writing brush / writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhī],枝[zhī]) / brushstroke / stroke (in painting or calligraphy) / (bound form) style of writing / literary manner / technique of brushwork / (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character / (classifier) sum of money / financial transaction / piece of business / (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)

  • 字
    zì

    letter / symbol / character / word / CL:個|个[gè] / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

  • 型
    xíng

    mold / type / style / model

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