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Wubi

Wubi proper noun: a Chinese text input method based on the structure of characters rather than their pronunciation.

Proper noun

Wubi

  1. A Chinese text input method based on the structure of characters rather than their pronunciation.

Origin of Wubi

From Mandarin 五筆／五笔 (wǔbǐ, “five strokes”).

Questions about Wubi

What does Wubi mean?
Wubi means a Chinese text input method based on the structure of characters rather than their pronunciation.
What part of speech is Wubi?
Wubi is a proper noun.

Words near Wubi in the dictionary

  1. Wubben
  2. Wubbens
  3. wubber
  4. wubbers
  5. wubbing
  6. Wubi
  7. wubs
  8. wubstep
  9. Wubu
  10. Wubuy
  11. Wuchang

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