Writing character components on a PC?

[ipsi()]

Is it possible to write the various parts of characters, like the 'left-ear' radical found on the left hand side of 院, or the 'Study' top found in 学. I know a number can be written as separate characters, but I'm looking to make an index of where the stroke order for various characters can be found in my textbook, and for that I really need be able to type these on a computer.

Does anyone know if this is possible?

谢谢你们

-ipsi

[self-taught-mba]

I know Wenlin Chinese Learning Software can do radicals. Try out their demo. (not sure if demo can though)

[chinesetools]

Try DimSum Chinese Tools. The dictionary will show the individual components of a character which you can then cut and paste. The program is free and will run on Windows, Mac, and Linux.

[imron]

If you use wubi to type, you can type most radicals without any problem e.g. 阝 氵 宀

[ipsi()]

ChineseTools: True. But I consider that something of a last resort, as I've no real desire to cut and paste any more than I have to.

Self-taught-mba: Interesting. I'll have a look. Again, though, not looking for copy/paste of radicals.

imron: That's more what I'm looking for. But as far as I know, Windows doesn't have Wubi installed by default. It does, however, have ZhengMa, which I think is similar? I'll have a look and see if I can figure out how to use it. Could be painful on a non-chinse keyboard...

[imron]

Nope, Wubi doesn't come installed by default with windows, but if you have Office, it's possibly on the Office CD tucked away in one of the custom install options (at least it is on the Chinese version of Office).

Also, if you do a search on these forums, there are several posts about installing/learning Wubi that should point you in the right direction.

[ipsi()]

Ah! After several hours of hunting around, I did manage to get a copy. Thanks! Now to find the time to learn it...