Skip to content
  • Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
  • World
  • Users
  • Groups
Skins
  • Light
  • Cerulean
  • Cosmo
  • Flatly
  • Journal
  • Litera
  • Lumen
  • Lux
  • Materia
  • Minty
  • Morph
  • Pulse
  • Sandstone
  • Simplex
  • Sketchy
  • Spacelab
  • United
  • Yeti
  • Zephyr
  • Dark
  • Cyborg
  • Darkly
  • Quartz
  • Slate
  • Solar
  • Superhero
  • Vapor

  • Default (No Skin)
  • No Skin
Collapse
Code Project
  1. Home
  2. The Lounge
  3. How many letters chinese language has?

How many letters chinese language has?

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved The Lounge
question
25 Posts 14 Posters 0 Views 1 Watching
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • R Rage

    Hamed Mosavi wrote:

    what type of keyboards do they have

    Yeah, that's a bit of a problem in China; administration is very slow, due to the 500 people it requires to type a letter on a keyboard with 20,127 keys. I heard that they are trying to build a robot to replace these people that would hit the keys automatically. But they first need to build a software, and since they are using a plain Chinese compiler, it takes ages.

    Don't follow any man spiritually, don't do anything that will get you in sh*t if god is real - Bradml[^]

    H Offline
    H Offline
    Hamed Musavi
    wrote on last edited by
    #13

    :laugh:

    // "Life is very short and is very fragile also." Yanni
    while (I'm_alive)
    {
    cout<<"I love programming.";
    }

    1 Reply Last reply
    0
    • H Hamed Musavi

      Well:confused: This is what exactly my friend said! So the question arises again: How do they use keyboard? How they arrange 10,000 letters on a keyboard?!

      // "Life is very short and is very fragile also." Yanni
      while (I'm_alive)
      {
      cout<<"I love programming.";
      }

      J Offline
      J Offline
      Jorgen Sigvardsson
      wrote on last edited by
      #14

      They probably use morphemes (mentioned in the article), and let the computer help in picking the right symbol. I just don't know. :) The Japanese language also uses Chinese symbols - a.k.a. Kanji in the Japanese language. Then they also have three other "alphabets", which they use in conjunction with Kanji. Two of the alphabets*, Hiragana and Katakana, are of Japanese origin, while Romaji is the roman alphabet. When typing on a Japanese computer, you use Hiragana and Katakana to spell the words. The computer will then provide you with a list of possible Kanji. I suppose this Chinese input works the same way, but using those special morpheme symbols. * It's a bunch of syllables, and not really an alphabet per se. It serves the same purpose as our alphabet does though.

      Y 1 Reply Last reply
      0
      • H Hamed Musavi

        Well:confused: This is what exactly my friend said! So the question arises again: How do they use keyboard? How they arrange 10,000 letters on a keyboard?!

        // "Life is very short and is very fragile also." Yanni
        while (I'm_alive)
        {
        cout<<"I love programming.";
        }

        C Offline
        C Offline
        Chris Meech
        wrote on last edited by
        #15

        fingers. just like everybody else does. :-D

        Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar]

        J 1 Reply Last reply
        0
        • H Hamed Musavi

          Yes, but the problem here is how to place hundreds of letters on an standard 102 keys, keyboard where many already used for numbers and other symbols. Using Ctrl, Shift, Alt to make more room is an option, but even using these, several hundred is too much. Now it's not important, because the problem was totally wrong. No problem exists at all! But it was interesting that there's such applications.

          // "Life is very short and is very fragile also." Yanni
          while (I'm_alive)
          {
          cout<<"I love programming.";
          }

          D Offline
          D Offline
          Duncan Edwards Jones
          wrote on last edited by
          #16

          The most common characters are on the keyboard Less common characters are built up over multiple key strokes from glyphs (character parts)

          '--8<------------------------ Ex Datis: Duncan Jones Merrion Computing Ltd

          1 Reply Last reply
          0
          • H Hamed Musavi

            Well:confused: This is what exactly my friend said! So the question arises again: How do they use keyboard? How they arrange 10,000 letters on a keyboard?!

            // "Life is very short and is very fragile also." Yanni
            while (I'm_alive)
            {
            cout<<"I love programming.";
            }

            realJSOPR Offline
            realJSOPR Offline
            realJSOP
            wrote on last edited by
            #17

            Hamed Mosavi wrote:

            How do they use keyboard?

            With their tongues.

            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
            -----
            "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

            H 1 Reply Last reply
            0
            • H Hamed Musavi

              Well:confused: This is what exactly my friend said! So the question arises again: How do they use keyboard? How they arrange 10,000 letters on a keyboard?!

              // "Life is very short and is very fragile also." Yanni
              while (I'm_alive)
              {
              cout<<"I love programming.";
              }

              J Offline
              J Offline
              jratcliff7740
              wrote on last edited by
              #18

              I have studied Japanese many years ago. What I found was that in Japanese, there was two sets of a basic alphabet Hiragana and Katakana. Then there was the pictograms that were called Kanga. You could use the alphabet to write out the word or use the pictogram. I saw a program that would allow the user to type in the letters and it would convert them into the pictogram. I am not sure if Chinese works the exact same way, but I think it would be close.

              1 Reply Last reply
              0
              • C Chris Meech

                fingers. just like everybody else does. :-D

                Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar]

                J Offline
                J Offline
                Jorgen Sigvardsson
                wrote on last edited by
                #19

                :laugh: The most obvious answer! :-D

                1 Reply Last reply
                0
                • realJSOPR realJSOP

                  Hamed Mosavi wrote:

                  How do they use keyboard?

                  With their tongues.

                  "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                  -----
                  "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

                  H Offline
                  H Offline
                  Hamed Musavi
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #20

                  oh ya! the problem solved. Thank you.

                  // "Life is very short and is very fragile also." Yanni
                  while (I'm_alive)
                  {
                  cout<<"I love programming.";
                  }

                  1 Reply Last reply
                  0
                  • H Hamed Musavi

                    Well:confused: This is what exactly my friend said! So the question arises again: How do they use keyboard? How they arrange 10,000 letters on a keyboard?!

                    // "Life is very short and is very fragile also." Yanni
                    while (I'm_alive)
                    {
                    cout<<"I love programming.";
                    }

                    C Offline
                    C Offline
                    Chris Losinger
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #21

                    Hamed Mosavi wrote:

                    How do they use keyboard?

                    http://en.wikipedia.org...

                    image processing toolkits | batch image processing | blogging

                    H 1 Reply Last reply
                    0
                    • J Jorgen Sigvardsson

                      They probably use morphemes (mentioned in the article), and let the computer help in picking the right symbol. I just don't know. :) The Japanese language also uses Chinese symbols - a.k.a. Kanji in the Japanese language. Then they also have three other "alphabets", which they use in conjunction with Kanji. Two of the alphabets*, Hiragana and Katakana, are of Japanese origin, while Romaji is the roman alphabet. When typing on a Japanese computer, you use Hiragana and Katakana to spell the words. The computer will then provide you with a list of possible Kanji. I suppose this Chinese input works the same way, but using those special morpheme symbols. * It's a bunch of syllables, and not really an alphabet per se. It serves the same purpose as our alphabet does though.

                      Y Offline
                      Y Offline
                      youbo
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #22

                      let me tell you something about chinese.first a chinese character rabal have two ways when writing : one way is that it depends on its form,the other is that it depend on its pronunciation. the first way: there is only 26 letters in english.all english words are made up of 26 letters.but in chinese there are hundreds of "letters".it have three comfigurations like : left and right,up and down and surround like 国,围 and so on.it also have basal stroke like :horizontal(一,二),upright,bend to left,bend to right and so on.one chinese character is made up of one or some elements before.they also look the letters like horizontal as horizontal in writing.so it put the same stroke in the same key,like this :一,王 are in the "G","二","土"are in the"F","三"is in the "D".here "一,二,三"are like the chinese letters in chinese characters writing.all chinese letters are made up of these "letters".these letters are put in the 26 keys.when you knock some keys,it will appear some similar chinese characters,so you should make a choose.because some keys means some chinese letters may compose some similar chinese characters. this is the way by its form. the second way is that it depend on its pronunciation like english very much. in this way chinese only have 26 english letters too.some letters can compose a character in english,some letters can compose some chinese character pronunciation.you know there are hundreds of chinese characters........like the way choose one from some before,you will write out a chinese character in this way.that is all.ohh,i am tired.sorry to my pull english lever......

                      1 Reply Last reply
                      0
                      • H Hamed Musavi

                        Yes, but the problem here is how to place hundreds of letters on an standard 102 keys, keyboard where many already used for numbers and other symbols. Using Ctrl, Shift, Alt to make more room is an option, but even using these, several hundred is too much. Now it's not important, because the problem was totally wrong. No problem exists at all! But it was interesting that there's such applications.

                        // "Life is very short and is very fragile also." Yanni
                        while (I'm_alive)
                        {
                        cout<<"I love programming.";
                        }

                        J Offline
                        J Offline
                        JimmyRopes
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #23

                        Hamed Mosavi wrote:

                        Yes, but the problem here is how to place hundreds of letters on an standard 102 keys, keyboard

                        Make them very small. :rolleyes:

                        Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
                        Think inside the box! ProActive Secure Systems
                        I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopes

                        1 Reply Last reply
                        0
                        • C Chris Losinger

                          Hamed Mosavi wrote:

                          How do they use keyboard?

                          http://en.wikipedia.org...

                          image processing toolkits | batch image processing | blogging

                          H Offline
                          H Offline
                          Hamed Musavi
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #24

                          Very interesting, indeed. Got my 5. Thanks.

                          // "Life is very short and is very fragile also." Yanni
                          while (I'm_alive)
                          {
                          cout<<"I love programming.";
                          }

                          1 Reply Last reply
                          0
                          • realJSOPR realJSOP

                            Hamed Mosavi wrote:

                            How many letters the Chinese language has?

                            42

                            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                            -----
                            "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

                            R Offline
                            R Offline
                            Russell
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #25

                            :cool:


                            Russell

                            1 Reply Last reply
                            0
                            Reply
                            • Reply as topic
                            Log in to reply
                            • Oldest to Newest
                            • Newest to Oldest
                            • Most Votes


                            • Login

                            • Don't have an account? Register

                            • Login or register to search.
                            • First post
                              Last post
                            0
                            • Categories
                            • Recent
                            • Tags
                            • Popular
                            • World
                            • Users
                            • Groups