page_title: Chinese input methods for computers
section_title: Shuangpin
hierarchical_section_title: Chinese input methods for computers / Categories / Phonetic-based / Shuangpin
caption_attribution_description: English: Microsoft Double Pinyin Scheme 中文: 微软拼音双拼方案
context_page_description: Chinese input methods are methods that allow a computer user to input Chinese characters. Most, if not all, Chinese input methods 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 difficult 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 touchscreens, such as those found on mobile phones and tablet computers.
context_section_description: Shuangpin (雙拼; 双拼), literally dual spell, is a stenographical phonetic input method based on hanyu pinyin that reduces the number of keystrokes for one Chinese character to two by distributing every vowel and consonant composed of more than one letter to a specific key. In most Shuangpin layout schemes such as Xiaohe, Microsoft 2003 and Ziranma, the most frequently used vowels are placed on the middle layer, reducing the risk of repetitive strain injury.
  Shuangpin is supported by a large number of pinyin input software including QQ, Microsoft Bing Pinyin, Sogou Pinyin and Google Pinyin.
caption: The Microsoft pinyin 2003 shuangpin scheme.
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