Wubi Method - Disambiguation Strokes

Disambiguation Strokes

The disambiguation stroke is depending on the last stroke of a character. For characters with 左右結構 (left-right structure), the disambiguation stroke follows rule:

  1. G, for characters with last stroke of 橫 (héng)
  2. H, for characters with last stroke of 竪 (shù)
  3. T, for characters with last stroke of 撇 (piě)
  4. Y, for characters with last stroke of 捺 (nà)
  5. N, for characters with last stroke of 折 (zhé)

For characters with 上下結構 (top-bottom structure), the disambiguation stroke follows rule:

  1. F, for characters with last stroke of 橫 (héng)
  2. J, for characters with last stroke of 竪 (shù)
  3. R, for characters with last stroke of 撇 (piě)
  4. U, for characters with last stroke of 捺 (nà)
  5. B, for characters with last stroke of 折 (zhé)

For other characters, the disambiguation stroke follows rule:

  1. D, for characters with last stroke of 橫 (héng)
  2. K, for characters with last stroke of 竪 (shù)
  3. E, for characters with last stroke of 撇 (piě)
  4. I, for characters with last stroke of 捺 (nà)
  5. V, for characters with last stroke of 折 (zhé)

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