Wubi Method - Disambiguation Strokes

Disambiguation Strokes

The disambiguation stroke is depending on the last stroke of a character. For characters with 左右結構 (left-right structure), the disambiguation stroke follows rule:

1. G, for characters with last stroke of 橫 (héng)
2. H, for characters with last stroke of 竪 (shù)
3. T, for characters with last stroke of 撇 (piě)
4. Y, for characters with last stroke of 捺 (nà)
5. N, for characters with last stroke of 折 (zhé)

For characters with 上下結構 (top-bottom structure), the disambiguation stroke follows rule:

1. F, for characters with last stroke of 橫 (héng)
2. J, for characters with last stroke of 竪 (shù)
3. R, for characters with last stroke of 撇 (piě)
4. U, for characters with last stroke of 捺 (nà)
5. B, for characters with last stroke of 折 (zhé)

For other characters, the disambiguation stroke follows rule:

1. D, for characters with last stroke of 橫 (héng)
2. K, for characters with last stroke of 竪 (shù)
3. E, for characters with last stroke of 撇 (piě)
4. I, for characters with last stroke of 捺 (nà)
5. V, for characters with last stroke of 折 (zhé)