How to Type Chinese Punctuation and Symbols with Cangjie (ZX codes)
Full-width Chinese punctuation, corner quotes 「」 and book-title marks 《》 with Cangjie: keyboard shortcuts plus the Z-key symbol codes.
Key takeaways
- Chinese text uses full-width punctuation: ，。、；：？！ and corner quotes 「」 in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
- In most Cangjie keyboards, typing punctuation while in Chinese mode gives the full-width form automatically.
- Cangjie 5 tables also include Z-key symbol codes, e.g. ZXAB → ， and ZXCD → 「.
Chinese punctuation at a glance
| Mark | Name | Use |
|---|---|---|
| ， | 逗號 comma | pause within a sentence |
| 、 | 頓號 enumeration comma | between items in a list |
| 。 | 句號 full stop | end of sentence |
| ； ： | 分號、冒號 | as in English |
| 「」『』 | 引號 quotation marks | Hong Kong/Taiwan quotes; 『』 inside 「」 |
| 《》〈〉 | 書名號 title marks | books, films, articles |
| …… | 省略號 ellipsis | two ellipsis characters |
| —— | 破折號 dash | two dashes |
All of these are full-width: they take the same width as a character. Mixing in half-width , or . looks wrong in Chinese text.
Method 1: type directly in Chinese mode
On most system keyboards, when Cangjie is active in Chinese mode, the punctuation keys produce Chinese punctuation: , gives ，, . gives 。, ? gives ？ and ! gives ！. On many layouts [ and ] give 「 and 」, and < > give 《 》. The exact mapping differs by input method, so try the keys once and remember what your keyboard does. On phones, the Cangjie keyboard has a punctuation page.
The online Cangjie input method on this site converts , . ? ! ; : ( ) [ ] { } < > to their full-width forms automatically.
Method 2: Z-key symbol codes
The Cangjie 5 table includes symbol codes starting with Z (重). The ZX range covers punctuation:
| Code | Symbol | Code | Symbol |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZXAB | ， | ZXBE | （ |
| ZXAC | 、 | ZXBF | ） |
| ZXAD | 。 | ZXBQ | 【 |
| ZXAG | ； | ZXBR | 】 |
| ZXAH | ： | ZXBU | 《 |
| ZXAI | ？ | ZXBV | 》 |
| ZXAJ | ！ | ZXCD | 「 |
| ZXAL | … | ZXCE | 」 |
| ZXAY | — | ZXCH | 『 |
| ZXAF | · | ZXCI | 』 |
Other Z codes open lists: ZA for common symbols (※ → ★ ○), ZB for numbered forms like ①, ZC and ZD for Japanese kana and ZF and ZG for Greek and Cyrillic letters. You can try all of them in the online input method.
Symbol codes vary between input methods more than character codes do, so treat this table as a reference for Cangjie 5 tables such as the one on this site.
Frequently asked questions
How do I type 「」 quotation marks with Cangjie?
On most keyboards press [ and ] in Chinese mode. In Cangjie 5 symbol codes, 「 is ZXCD and 」 is ZXCE.
How do I type the enumeration comma 、?
On many keyboards it is the backslash key \ in Chinese mode; the Cangjie 5 symbol code is ZXAC.
Why does my comma look too narrow?
You typed a half-width English comma. Switch to Chinese mode, or use the full-width ，.
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