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

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)

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

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