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'''Chinese input methods for computers''' are methods that allow a computer user to input [[Chinese characters]]. Most, if not all, Chinese [[input method]]s fall into one of two categories: phonetic readings or root shapes. Methods under the phonetic category usually are easier to learn but are less efficient, thus resulting in slower typing speeds because they typically require users to choose from a list of phonetically similar characters for input, whereas methods under the root shape category allow very precise and speedy input but have a steep [[learning curve]] because they often require a thorough understanding of a character's strokes and composition.

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'''Chinese input methods''' are methods that allow a computer user to input [[Chinese characters]]. Most, if not all, Chinese [[input method]]s fall into one of two categories: phonetic readings or root shapes. Methods under the phonetic category usually are easier to learn but are less efficient, thus resulting in slower typing speeds because they typically require users to choose from a list of phonetically similar characters for input, whereas methods under the root shape category allow very precise and speedy input but have a steep [[learning curve]] because they often require a thorough understanding of a character's strokes and composition.

Other methods allow users to write characters directly onto [[touchscreen]]s, such as those found on mobile phones and tablet computers.