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Simplified Chinese Solaris User's Guide

WangMa Wubi Input Method

Wubi is a popular input method in China. The encoding rule used in the Wubi input method is based on the radical or stroke shape of Chinese characters.

One of the main advantages of Wubi and other shape-based input methods is a very low repetition rate. The lower repetition rate, a feature not found in PinYin-based input systems, means that only one or two Chinese characters are represented by a Wubi key sequence. Because a single Wubi code seldom represents more than one character, you can enter text more quickly.

Wubi is built on the GB18030-2000 character set standard, a graphemic encoding system. Almost all Chinese, Kanji, and Hanja characters can be encoded with the GB18030-2000 standard.

This section describes the following features included in this release.

GB18030-2000 Character Set Support

The GB18030-2000 character set is a national encoding standard issued by the Chinese government in 2000. The encoding length set by the standard is one, two, or four bytes. GB18030-2000 includes 6,763 standard Simplified Chinese characters, 13,053 Traditional Chinese (Big5) characters, 3,000 characters used in Hong Kong, and 21,003 GBK characters. The Wubi input method supports the GB18030-2000 character set, which makes it working with the smaller character sets contained in GB18030-2000 easy. See Easy Character Set Switching.

For example, if you type the letters gigg and scroll pages to the end, you will find a GB18030 character shown in the following figures:

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Easy Character Set Switching

Solaris WangMa Wubi divides the GB18030-2000 character set into smaller sets of commonly used Chinese characters.

When you enter text, you can use the following keyboard shortcuts to switch between character sets.

Because GB18030-2000 is a relatively new standard, support in Wubi for the GB2312 and GBK character sets ensures backward-compatibility with earlier standards. You might prefer to work in the GB2312 or GBK character set because of improved performance and lower repetition rates.

New Radical Mechanism for Simplified and Traditional Chinese

The new radical, or root, mechanism is a patented technology invented by professor Wang Yongmin who invented Wubi. Professor Yongmin developed from the mechanism from version 86, the old radical system. The mechanism has evolved into a new encoding system compatible with both Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Users of Wubi version 86 can work with three times more characters, using the same encoding and typing rules, without additional training.

Three-Level Progressive Identification Code

One of the main features of Wubi is the last-stroke grapheme identification codes that distinguish between characters of a similar shape. The identification codes are assigned according to the shape of the last radical of the character. The purpose of identification codes is to help users master the Wubi input method at three different levels.

Phrase Input and Optional Professional Word Galleries

Wubi supports phrase input. In addition to individual characters, entire phrases can be assigned Wubi codes. In addition to 90,000 basic phrases, there are 11 professional word galleries, similar to glossaries, for each of the following industries:

Galleries also exist for place names and for idioms.

You can select word galleries that contain between 3,000 and 20,000 entries. in the Preferences dialog box.

For example, when you choose the Medicine and Health phrase gallery and type the word mino, medical phrases are listed for selection.

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Encoding Help Feature

The Solaris Wubi input method supports encoding hint features. As you type, the character encoding appears in the Select Repetition Code Window. This feature can help you master the encoding methods and codes of Chinese characters. In addition, you can use the uppercase or lowercase Z key as a wildcard at any time. Z is the only key not mapped to a character in Wubi. To help you learn to use Wubi, you can press the Z key to query the system for input codes.

For example, when you can type azzd to search all characters or phrases with a Wubi code that begins with the letter A and ends with the letter D.

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Fault Tolerance Code

According to the preferences you set, the fault tolerance code feature can increase the probability that the system will provide the correct character even when you make a typing mistake.

Word-Phrase Association

The word-phrase feature is another productivity aid. The system provides a list of characters that are most likely to follow the character just selected. Instead of typing a code, the system provides a list of likely options from which you can choose the correct character. This feature is also accessed in the Preferences dialog box.

For example, when you type the letters iuxx, the Chinese character ×Ì is automatically committed to application. After the character appears in application window, a new candidate window will display and the phrases which begin with this Chinese character will be listed in this candidate window.

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Properties Settings

You can make the following settings in the Properties dialog box:

The following graphics show the settings in the Properties dialog box.

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