Etymograph

English

Wubi

Wubi comes from Mandarin 五筆/五笔 ‘five strokes’.

  1. Mandarinmodern五筆/五笔wǔbǐ‘five strokes’
  2. EnglishtodayWubi

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Mandarinmodern五筆/五笔wǔbǐ‘five strokes’
  2. EnglishtodayWubi

Today it means

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

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Mandarin 五筆/五笔 / Wubi