Four-corner method
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title:
Four-corner method
text:
The four-corner method or four-corner system is a character-input method used for encoding Chinese characters into either a computer or a manual typewriter, using four or five numerical digits per character. The four digits encode the shapes found in the four corners of the symbol, upper left to lower right. Although this does not uniquely identify a Chinese character, it leaves only a very short list of possibilities. A fifth digit can be added to describe an extra part above the lower right if
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Method of encoding Chinese characters
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-corner_method
date created:
2003-09-30T21:41:21Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T16:57:58Z
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