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Cangjie

US/ˈtsɑŋˌt͡ʃjɛ/

Cangjie proper noun: the legendary figure historically credited with the invention of the first writing system in China.

Proper noun

Cangjie

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

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

Cangjie meaning in Vietnamese

Cangjie in Vietnamese

man credited with the invention of writing in China
Thương Hiệt
input method for entering Chinese characters
Thương Hiệt

Synonyms of Cangjie

  • Cangjie method

Forms of Cangjie

alternative formChangjie
alternative formCangjei
alternative formChangjei
alternative formChang Jei
alternative formChajei
alternative formChong Kit

Origin of Cangjie

The man is from Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 倉頡 /仓颉 (Cāngjié). The input method is then named after legendary inventor of the Chinese writing system, historian Cangjie, the forementioned person, coined by General of the Republic of China, adopted son of President Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Wei-kuo in 1979.

Questions about Cangjie

What does Cangjie mean?
Cangjie means the legendary figure historically credited with the invention of the first writing system in China.
What is Cangjie in Vietnamese?
Cangjie in Vietnamese is Thương Hiệt. See Cangjie meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Cangjie?
Cangjie can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Cangjie?
Cangjie is pronounced /ˈtsɑŋˌt͡ʃjɛ/ (US).

Words near Cangjie in the dictionary

  1. Canghunoghunog
  2. Cangialosi
  3. Cangialosis
  4. cangitoxin
  5. cangitoxins
  6. Cangjie
  7. cangkul
  8. cangkuls
  9. Cangmatnog
  10. Cangmohao
  11. Cangnan

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