Five-code limit

Ready to Start Decomposition

This unit teaches how to split a character into its Cangjie pieces. Learn the rule, then practice, and you can break down characters you've never seen.

超過上限時如何省略

The five-code limit and omission

A character has at most five codes. When there are more, omit — keep the character's distinctive features, drop the middle, and keep only first…last.

Whole (can't be cut apart)

為

戈

大

弓

火

Combined (can be cut apart)

Head 亻Body 言

Head 言Body 吾