Chinese character input scheme having ten symbol groupings of chinese characters in a recumbent or upright configuration

摘要

A Chinese character input scheme groups and arranges Chinese symbols into ten symbol groupings. The first symbol grouping includes symbols which have a stroke from left to right or left to right up, the second symbol grouping includes symbols which have two adjacent strokes which are parallel, which merge, or which diverge, the third symbol grouping includes symbols which have three adjacent strokes which are parallel, which merge, or which diverge, the fourth symbol grouping includes symbols which have a closed square, a small square, a square within a square occupying four code areas, or an outer square which depicts two more codes within, depending on whether the symbol is recumbent or upright, the fifth symbol grouping includes symbols comprising a vertical slant toward the left, the sixth symbol grouping includes a symbol which is a single cross in a vertical plane, the seventh symbol grouping includes a symbol that is a double cross in a vertical plane, the eighth symbol grouping includes symbols which have a corner or a zigzag of two subsequent continuous flow strokes, the ninth symbol grouping includes symbols comprising a dot with a slant upwards and towards the left, and the tenth symbol grouping includes a symbol that is a straight line with one dot on the top. Each Chinese character is identified with symbols selected from the group of ten symbol groupings.