Theo Veenker wrote:
> My questions are:
> - Which mnemonic sets are available and actually used by people?
It not only make sense, it is the only way to type ideographs on a 100-odd
keys keyboard. In the computer industry, CJK mnemonic codes are called "IME"
("input method editor" -- don't ask me what that "editor" means: it must be
some kind of historical acronym).
There are basically three kinds of IME's: phonetic (based on pronunciation),
graphemic (based on the shape of ideographs), and arbitrary (e.g., a number
for each character, such as the telegraph code). IME dictionaries for
phonetic methods can list single characters or whole compound words.
The most famous graphemic IME system is Cangjie, which is also shown for
many characters on <http://www.unicode.org/charts/unihan.html>.
_ Marco
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