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==Overview==

===Keys and "radicals"===

The basic character components in Cangjie are called "radicals" ({{zhi|c=字根}}) or "letters" ({{zhi|c=字母}}). There are 24 radicals but 26 keys; the 24 radicals (the '''basic shapes''' {{zhi|t=基本字形}}) are associated with roughly 76 '''auxiliary shapes''' ({{zhi|t=輔助字形}}), which in many cases are either rotated or transposed versions of components of the basic shapes. For instance, the letter A ({{zhi|c={{linktext|日}}}}) can represent either itself, the slightly wider {{zhi|c=曰}}, or a 90° rotation of itself. (For a more complete account of the 76-odd transpositions and rotations than the ones listed below, see the [[b:zh:倉頡輸入法/輔助字形|article on Cangjie entry in Chinese Wikibooks]].)

The 24 keys are placed in four groups:

* Philosophical Group —– corresponds to the letters 'A' to 'G' and represents the sun, the moon, and the [[Wuxing (Chinese philosophy)|five elements]]

* Strokes Group —– corresponds to the letters 'H' to 'N' and represents the brief and subtle strokes

* Body-Related Group —– corresponds to the letters 'O' to 'R' and represents various parts of the human [[anatomy]]

* Shapes Group —– corresponds to the letters 'S' to 'Y' and represents complex and enclosed character forms

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Chu Bong-Foo has provided alternate names for some letters according to their characteristics. For example, H ({{zhi|c=竹}}) is also called {{zhi|c=斜}}, which means slant. The names form a rhyme to help learners memorize the letters, each group being in a line (the sounds of final characters are given in parentheses):

:{{zhi|c=日}} {{zhi|c=月}} {{zhi|c=金}} {{zhi|c=木}} {{zhi|c=水}} {{zhi|c=火}} {{zhi|c=土|p=tǔ}}

:{{zhi|c=斜}} {{zhi|c=點}} {{zhi|c=交}} {{zhi|c=叉}} {{zhi|c=縱}} {{zhi|c=橫}} {{zhi|c=鈎|p=gōu}}

:{{zhi|c=人}} {{zhi|c=心}} {{zhi|c=手}} {{zhi|c=口|p=kǒu}}

:{{zhi|c=側}} {{zhi|c=並}} {{zhi|c=仰}} {{zhi|c=紐}} {{zhi|c=方}} {{zhi|c=卜|p=bǔ}}

===Keyboard layout===

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! Form !! Fixed decomposition (v5)

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|{{zhi|c=臼}}||{{zhi|c=竹}} {{zhi|c=難}} (HX)

|臼||HX

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|{{zhi|c=與}}||{{zhi|c=竹}} {{zhi|c=難}} {{zhi|c=卜}} {{zhi|c=金}} (HXYC)

|與||HXYC

|-

|{{zhi|c=興}}||{{zhi|c=竹}} {{zhi|c=難}} {{zhi|c=月}} {{zhi|c=金}} (HXBC)

|興||HXBC

|-

|{{zhi|c=盥}}||{{zhi|c=竹}} {{zhi|c=難}} {{zhi|c=月}} {{zhi|c=廿}} (HXBT)

|盥||HXBT

|-

|{{zhi|c=姊}}||{{zhi|c=女}} {{zhi|c=中}} {{zhi|c=難}} {{zhi|c=竹}} (VLXH)

|姊||VLXH

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|{{zhi|c=齊}}||{{zhi|c=卜}} {{zhi|c=難}} (YX)

|齊||YX

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|{{zhi|c=兼}}||{{zhi|c=廿}} {{zhi|c=難}} {{zhi|c=金}} (TXC)

|兼||TXC

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|{{zhi|c=鹿}}||{{zhi|c=戈}} {{zhi|c=難}} {{zhi|c=心}} (IXP)

|鹿||IXP

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|{{zhi|c=身}}||{{zhi|c=竹}} {{zhi|c=難}} {{zhi|c=竹}} (HXH)

|身||HXH

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|{{zhi|c=卍}}||{{zhi|c=弓}} {{zhi|c=難}} (NX)

|卍||NX

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|{{zhi|c=黽}}||{{zhi|c=口}} {{zhi|c=難}} {{zhi|c=山}} (RXU)

|黽||RXU

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|{{zhi|c=龜}}||{{zhi|c=弓}} {{zhi|c=難}} {{zhi|c=山}} (NXU)

|龜||NXU

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|{{zhi|c=廌}}||{{zhi|c=戈}} {{zhi|c=難}} {{zhi|c=火}} (IXF)

|廌||IXF

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|{{zhi|c=慶}}||{{zhi|c=戈}} {{zhi|c=難}} {{zhi|c=水}} (IXE)

|慶||IXE

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|{{zhi|c=淵}}||{{zhi|c=水}} {{zhi|c=中}} {{zhi|c=難}} {{zhi|c=中}} (ELXL)

|淵||ELXL

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|{{zhi|c=肅}}||{{zhi|c=中}} {{zhi|c=難}} (LX)

|肅||LX

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==Versions==

The Cangjie input method is commonly said to have gone through five generations (commonly referred to as "versions" in English), each of which is slightly incompatible with the others. Currently, version 3 ({{zhi|c=第三代倉頡}}) is the most common and supported natively by [[Microsoft Windows]]. Version 5 ({{zhi|c=第五代倉頡}}), supported by the Free Cangjie IME and previously the only Cangjie supported by [[Smart Common Input Method|SCIM]], represents a significant minority method and is supported by [[iOS]], and supported by Microsoft Windows since [[Windows Vista]]. Before Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows needs to install [[HKSCS]] update to support Cangjie Version 5.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FAQ: How to enable Cantonese characters and Unicode CKJ extensions in Windows :: Pinyin Joe |url=https://www.pinyinjoe.com/faq/windows-cantonese-chinese-characters-cjk-extension.htm |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=www.pinyinjoe.com}}</ref>

The early Cangjie system supported by the Zero One card on the Apple II was Version 2; Version 1 was never released.