recHan

RecHan is a method of inputting Chinese characters into computers using a phonetic system. It was developed in the 1980s by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The system uses a combination of consonants and vowels to represent the sounds of Chinese characters, allowing users to input characters without needing to know their traditional stroke order or radical structure.

RecHan is based on the Pinyin system, which is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese. However, unlike Pinyin, which uses a one-to-one correspondence between sounds and letters, RecHan uses a more complex system of consonants and vowels to represent the sounds of Chinese characters. This allows for a more efficient input method, as users can input characters using a smaller number of keystrokes.

RecHan is widely used in China and is supported by many Chinese input methods, including the popular Microsoft Pinyin input method. It is also used in other countries where Chinese is spoken, such as Taiwan and Singapore. RecHan is particularly useful for users who are not familiar with the traditional stroke order or radical structure of Chinese characters, as it allows them to input characters using a phonetic system that is more intuitive and easier to learn.