Cangjie

See also: Cāngjié

English

Alternative forms

• Changjie, Cangjei, Changjei, Chang Jei, Chajei
• Chong Kit

Etymology

From Mandarin 倉頡／仓颉 (Cāngjié).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtsɑŋˌt͡ʃjɛ/

Proper noun

Cangjie

1. The man historically credited with the invention of the first writing system in China.

Translations

man credited with the invention of writing in China

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 倉頡／仓颉 (cong¹ kit³)

  Mandarin: 倉頡／仓颉 (zh) (Cāngjié)

• Japanese: 蒼頡 (そうけつ, Sōketsu)
• Korean: 창힐 (changhil)
• Macedonian: Цангџјие m (Cangdžjie)
• Russian: Цан Цзе m (Can Cze)
• Vietnamese: Thương Hiệt

Noun

Cangjie (uncountable)

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.

Synonyms

• Cangjie method

Translations

input method for entering Chinese characters

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 倉頡／仓颉 (cong¹ kit³), 倉頡輸入法／仓颉输入法 (cong¹ kit³ syu¹ jap⁶ faat³)

  Mandarin: 倉頡／仓颉 (zh) (Cāngjié), 倉頡輸入法／仓颉输入法 (zh) (Cāngjié shūrùfǎ)

• Japanese: 倉頡 (そうけつ, Sōketsu), 倉頡輸入法 (そうけつゆにゅうほう, Sōketsu yunyūhō), 倉頡入力 (そうけつにゅうりょく, Sōketsu nyūryoku)
• Korean: ^{(please verify)} 창힐 (changhil), ^{(please verify)} 창힐 수입법 (changhil su'ipbeop), ^{(please verify)} 창힐 입력 (changhil imnyeok)
• Russian: Цанцзе́ m (Canczé)
• Vietnamese: Thương Hiệt