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There are many ways of entering Chinese text into the computer. Text can be scanned in by optical means and converted into computer code by [[optical character recognition]] (OCR) software. Text can be entered via a microphone and converted to computer code by voice recognition software. Text can be entered via a stylus and tablet and converted to computer code by hand-writing recognition software. For those who cannot afford expensive high-tech peripherals/software, Chinese text can be entered via the keyboard using various methods.

Keyboard input methods can be classified in 3 main types: by encoding, by pronounciationpronunciation, and by structure of the characters. The following are just some samples of Chinese input methodmethods.

Keyboard input methods can be classified in 3 main types: by encoding, by pronounciation, and by structure of the characters. The following are just some samples of Chinese input method.

*[[Wubi method]]

*[[Shouwei method]]

*[[Cangjie method]]

*[[Zheng code method]]

*[[Tze-loi method]]

*[[Renzhi code method]]

*[[bopomofo]]