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The '''CKC Chinese Input System''' is a [[Chinese input methods for computers|Chinese input method for computers]] that uses the [[four corner method]] to encode characters.

The encoding uses a maximum of 4 digits ("0" - "9") to represent a [[Chinese character]]. All possible shapes of strokes that forms any given Chinese character are classified into 10 groups, each represented by one of the ten possible digits 0-9. Chinese characters can then be input by following the order in which the strokes are identified at the 4 corners of the character. As a result of this simplicity in coding using the ten numeric digits, users typically need to use only a [[numeric keypad]] to input Chinese.

Implementations for both [[Traditional]] and [[Simplified Chinese]] are available, though the coding principle applies to both. In other words, users only need to be trained once and the skill can be applied equally well to both [[Traditional]] and [[Simplified Chinese]] version of the CKC Chinese Input System.

Training courses on the CKC Chinese Input System are provided by training centres in CKC Centre for the Development of Information Technology for Chinese Language Teaching<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ckcitlang.net/ |title=縱橫資訊科技語文發展中心 |website=www.ckcitlang.net |access-date=22 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041101091926/http://www.ckcitlang.net/ |archive-date=1 November 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref> of The Hong Kong Institute of Education,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hkied.edu.hk/ |title=The Hong Kong Institute of Education |website=www.hkied.edu.hk |access-date=22 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041013061622/http://www.hkied.edu.hk/ |archive-date=13 October 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref> IVE Haking Wong<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gockc.net/|title=WELCOME}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chineseedu.hku.hk/ckc/CKClab/index.htm |title=縱橫系統教學應用研究室 |date=November 14, 2004 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041114175251/http://www.chineseedu.hku.hk/ckc/CKClab/index.htm |archive-date=14 November 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and of [[Hong Kong University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hku.edu.hk/ |title=Home |website=hku.edu.hk}}</ref>