Help - explanation about a wubizixing code

[bones]

Hello,

I am currently learning how to type chinese characters using the wubizixing method. I'm using the guide "Wubizixing for Speakers of English" by Joe Wicentowski. So far, I have been able to understand the guide and my typing is progressing albeit slowly.

However, I do not understand the code for 途, which is WTP(I). W is for 八 and P is for 辶. But I do not understand why T is used for the second root. I would have expected the code for 途 to be WFIP... Could someone please explain?

[zhwj]

In 余, the bottom part is seen as 禾. This is one of those wubi peculiarities that you just have to remember, I guess.

[bones]

Ah, I see! Thanks!

[imron]

Yep, the other one to look out for like this is the bottom part of characters like 亲. The wubi is US the U gives you 立 and the S is for 木, even though at first guess you might think UGI 立 一 小 would make a better choice.

[bones]

Thanks for the tip! I remember spending some time figuring out that code but didn't understand it either.

Another word that I can't get the exact code for is 哀. While 衣 and 哀 do not have the same roots, the roots of these words lie on the same keys - YE. However these 2 characters have the same orientation and also the same last stroke. Therefore, I cannot use the isolation rule to distinguish between them. Both the codes YE and YEU produce the character 衣.

So I have to choose 哀 from the list after typing the code YE / YEU. Is that another one of the exceptions in wubizixing?

[imron]

Yep, it's one of the rare instances where there is a key conflict and you have to choose. Like 去 支 and 云, all of which are FCU.

[bones]

Many thanks to zhwj and imron for the explanations. It was a little frustrating not being able to figure out the reasons behind the codes and not having anyone to explain it to me.

[imron]

Just wait until you have to try typing 追. The part not including the 辶 took me ages to figure out how to type.

Try and guess it if you like, and then have a look below to see the correct code.

Turns out that the correct wubi code for 追 is WNNP. W for 亻then two N's for the boxes, and finally a P for the 辶.

[zhwj]

Yeah, that non-intuitive use of 亻 shows up in 段 and 舆 as well. And in many input methods, the 'z' cheat doesn't work for the first stroke, so you get no help whatsoever.