CKC Chinese Input System

The mapping between groups of stokes and their corresponding digits 0-9 can be described by the following: : 一橫二豎三點捺 : 叉四插五方塊六 : 七角八八九是小 : 撇與左勾都是零 This means: 1 represents a horizontal stroke, 2 a vertical or diagonal stroke, 3 a dot or left-to-right diagonal stroke, 4 two strokes in a cross shape, 5 three or more strokes in which one stroke intersects all others, 6 a box-shape, 7 where a stroke turns a corner, 8 the shape of the Chinese character 八 and its inverted form, 9 the shape of the Chinese character 小 and its inverted form, and 0 a right-to-left diagonal or left hook stroke. ==Coding principle : single character==

• Order of coding : start from the top left-hand corner, then the top right-hand corner, next followed by the bottom left-hand corner and finally the bottom right-hand corner. Example : CKC code for the character "的" is 0760 • When there are more than 1 way to encode, use one which covers more strokes of the character. Example : the CKC code for the character "綜 " is 2399 as opposed to 2393. • Encode each of the shapes ONCE only. Example : the CKC code for the character "香" is 06 as opposed to 0066. • When there are more than 1 way to encode, code of the strokes at the left-most or right-most side of the character is preferred. Example : the CKC code for the character "非" is 1111 as opposed to 2222. • Strokes positioned at the top most of the character is given priority to code rather than those at lower position. Example : The CKC code for the character "成" is 5307 as opposed to 7307. ==Coding principle : phrase==

The software can be downloaded from The CKC Chinese Input System web site and can be run on the Microsoft Windows environment. Other platforms such as Linux, Palm and Pocket PC are under development. ==WebCKC==

It is also possible to use the CKC Chinese Input System without installing it on a PC. The WebCKC allows any PC connected to Internet using the MS Internet Explorer to input Chinese Characters using the CKC Chinese Input System. You can try out the traditional Chinese version or the Simplified Chinese version . Note that you need to use keyboard with numeric keypad in order to input Chinese with this method. Text entered are stored in the clipboard and therefore ready to be pasted to any desired application. ==See also==