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Questions about Cangjie codes
Does this use Cangjie 3 or Cangjie 5?
Character lookup uses complete codes from the pinned Unihan kCangjie property. That source does not guarantee one specific input-method version. Check a code against your device if its candidates differ. We show every code supplied for a character; this dataset currently supplies one code per covered character.
Are the root labels a drawing of the character?
No. They name the keys and their shape families. A sequence such as V N D is useful for learning the code for 好, but the labels 女 弓 木 are not a stroke-by-stroke drawing of 好. Study the guided decomposition examples for explanations of real character parts.
What do X and Z mean?
X names the special difficult-form code 難. It appears in designated codes such as HXH for 身; it is not a wildcard. Z is not one of the standard roots taught here, so this tool rejects it instead of inventing a label.
Why can a character have no result?
The dictionary covers more than 29,000 characters, not every Chinese character or every vendor extension. A missing code is left unfilled. A download failure is reported separately so you can retry. Rare characters may also need a font supported by your device.
Can I use this offline?
The code breakdown needs no dictionary download after its page loads. Character lookup loads a small common set and additional files on demand. Recently used files may be in your browser cache, but complete offline coverage is not guaranteed.