Which Character Was That?

July 1996 / Reviews / Solving the Chinese Puzzle / Which Character Was That?

Because many Chinese characters are similar in structure, WisdomPen uses the physical act of handwriting to aid the recognition process. It notes the order of the strokes, an important clue in the logic of character recognition. This is a tremend ous step forward compared to most other Chinese pen-recognition software, and it contributes to WisdomPen's high accuracy.
We had some trouble reading characters that are similar to one another in both structure and stroke order. However, the system lets you correct mistakes by providing a list of other likely characters to choose from.

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