Is the five-stroke input method being alienated?

According to a 20-year follow-up survey conducted by Professor Peng zerun of Hunan Shida, almost all university freshmen now use Pinyin input methods.

The five-stroke input method still has its own advantages, which is especially useful for full-time typists, non-Mandarin and Pinyin users.

More than 10 years ago, it seemed impossible to learn how to use a computer and a five-stroke input method. Currently, Pinyin input methods such as "intelligence", "Microsoft", and "sogou" are widely used, and the five-stroke input methods are also alienated. Yesterday, Professor Peng zerun, leader of linguistics, executive director of the Chinese language modernization society, and expert of text and calligraphy at Hunan Normal University, announced that he had tracked and investigated the situation over the past 20 years, the Chinese Pinyin Input Method highlights the power of the times.

20 years ago, "Five-stroke" was the first to enter the computer

In 1980s, the "Five pen font" was the first to deliver chinese characters to the computer. At that time, Chinese pinyin remained in an auxiliary input mode of Entering Chinese characters one by one. As a text expert, Peng zerun, who was a master of College Students 20 years ago, launched a marathlike tracking survey on computer input methods.

"I have been investigating large students since 20 years ago, and I will often compare the number of students using five-character fonts and Chinese Pinyin input methods among college freshmen ." Peng zerun said that at first he found that many of the Five-stroke fonts were used, and later only half were used, and fewer. By last year, only two employees in some classes were using the five-stroke input method, and all others were using the Chinese pinyin method.

Pinyin input methods are widely used.

"It can be said that Chinese pinyin has produced great power in the field of Chinese Information computer processing over the past 50 years ." Peng zerun believes that, of course, the results of this change are also related to the popularization of Chinese pinyin, which is promoted along with Mandarin.

Long Jianhua, a software engineer who has been involved in the computer software field for more than 10 years, feels more deeply. More than 10 years ago, it seemed impossible to learn how to use computers and how to use five-stroke input methods. Currently, Pinyin input methods, such as "intelligence", "Microsoft", and "sogou", are widely used. Everyone feels that they are both simple and practical, and the five-stroke style is also alienated.

The reason is that Pinyin is directly related to spoken English.

The Chinese Pinyin input method is widely accepted for its own reasons. Peng zerun said that at that time, he believed that the five-stroke font was the most consistent with the Chinese character writing rules, the fastest and accurate input method, and was included in the outline of the Computer Level examination at that time. In his subsequent investigations, he found that the popularization of Pinyin input methods was not only easy to learn, but also caused by a low threshold. More importantly, Pinyin has a direct relationship with the spoken language in people's thinking, convenient and practical.

Peng zerun believes that people use language tools when thinking. This language is first spoken by voice. If you want to write a sentence on your computer, convert your voice into words in your head, and then split and encode the words, it turns into a big bend, which will affect your thinking. Therefore, the survey shows that 80% of computer writers use Pinyin input methods. Of course, the five-stroke and other shape code input methods still have their own advantages, the input speed of a single word is fast, it is particularly useful for full-time typists, those who do not know Mandarin or pinyin, and those who have been dealing with classical or ancient Chinese characters for a long time.