Did you know one of the first Chinese typewriters could handle 4,662 characters? That’s just a fraction of the 50,000+ characters in the Chinese writing system! These days, Chinese typists use the same QWERTY keyboards as we do, but with a clever twist. Instead of typing every character, they use a smart algorithm that suggests characters based on the sound of the word they’re typing. Curious to learn more about how this works? Check out my full video on the evolution of typing technology.
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