Frequently Asked Questions: 
What is Internet-Chinese® Script ? 
(In Mandarin it is called PINXXIEE)

A Peking-born Michigan Doctor has discovered a Tenstrokes alphabet of only 10 letters, that can teach anybody in the world (who already knows the English Alphabet) within an hour to decode any Chinese character independently. No prior knowledge of Chinese is required.  With the Tenstrokes alphabet, Dr H. C. Tien has created a computer-compatible Chinese script (Internet-Chinese®), an alphabetic touch-typeable language, like English, which is a perfect tool for English-Chinese communication and creates a new way of processing Chinese language on computer.  With this Internet-Chinese® script and today's computer technology, it is now practical and profitable to touch-type on a standard computer keyboard. Dr. Tien has received patents on his technology in China and in United States, 1n 1992 and 1993, respectively.

  Q.  What are Internet-Chinese®'s general features?
   A.  Internet-Chinese® is a general language technology that has both phonetics-&-graphics(x) in its script (containing both alphabet and icons). The common features are: 1. The phonetic scripts are for the "ear", whereas the graphic scripts are for the "eye". For example, the English letters of "ABC..." are used to transcribe and decipher sounds; and the Chinese strokes of "- | /..." are used to transcribe and decipher shapes. Internet-Chinese® spellings combine both basic phonetic and graphic information of Chinese characters into a unique and unified PX spelling for each Chinese character. For example: MACJH.
MACJH = MA(sound of ma) + CJH(shape for female) => macjh(mother)

   Q. What is the basic discovery of Internet-Chinese® language technology?
   A. The Chinese Tenstrokes Global Alphabet.

   Q.  What are its unique features?
   A.  The Tenstrokes Alphabet has only 10 letters: V H L J Y T G P C Z, associated with 10 strokes: 
` - | / \ / \ ) ( z, to form the Global Alphabet or Tenstrokes Transcode(TM):
V` H- L| J/ Y\ T/ G\ P) C( Zz.

   Q.  What is the nature of this Transcode(TM)?
   A.  Tenstrokes are the elementary "particles" of linguistics, analogous to those in physics; and the letter are "atoms". For instance, the English letter 'A' can be split into 3 strokes JIH: / \ - => A; or the Chinese character THREE can also be split into 3 different strokes HHH: - - - => = =_(3); (you need a Chinese character word processor to see the nature of the graphics more accurately).

   Q.  What are the benefits of using this product to user?
   A.  Internet-Chinese® Language Technology empowers the users to utilize the existing keyboards, software and hardware on the international market for multilingual word processing and data transfer, including Chinese, Japanese or English getting prepared for the multilingual Information Superhighway.

   Q.  Who are some of the major clients of this technology?
   A.  Purdue University, CBS, EDS, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 6 Peking schools; Peking University, Peking Normal College, Huiwen and Chongwen elementary and middle schools in China, Chinese Consulate in Chicago, and other corporate translators and academic centers have acquired the PX2001 language software.

   Q.  What products have these centers acquired from Internet-Chinese® Corporation?
   A.  Pinyin+Plus ChineseStar for Windows 3.1
              Pinyin+Plus Input Diskette
              Pinyin+Plus Dictionary (hard copy)
              Pinyin+PX2001 Tutor 1.1
              ChineseStar 2.0 for windows 3.1

    Q.  Is this technology patented, copyrighted and/or trademarked?
    A.  Yes. Internet-Chinese® Technology has received copyrights and trademarks since 1961. And Internet-Chinese® obtained both China patent (1992) and US patent (1993). An article by Washington Post (1985) gave the history and an article by Chicago Chinese Times (1994) gave more recent details.

    Q.  What is PX2001 software?
    A.  It is a tutor that teaches the Internet-Chinese® Language Technology.
PX2001 1.1 is a basic Chinese language learning and word processing software program, and it has broad applications and implications for users interested in R&D with multilingual technology for the information industry the near future (1-5 years).

   Q.  What will Internet-Chinese® do for me?

   A.  Because Internet-Chinese® is inherently multi/translingual, it will assist

   Q. Why would I use Internet-Chinese® over Pinyin?

    A.  The alphabet is very effective in the development of pronunciation and the learning process in general, which is why Pinyin  was developed. A natural alphabetic language assists in pronunciation and provides meaning. The Internet-Chinese® alphabet does this, whereas the Pinyin alphabet only assists in pronunciation.

   Q.  Chinese has been talked about most, but Internet-Chinese® is referred to as a multilingual language. Can Internet-Chinese® do other languages?

   A.  Yes. Most ideographic languages derive from Chinese, which is why it is referred to as a multilingual language. 

   Q.  If I learn Internet-Chinese®, can it help me with other languages?

    A.  Yes. In a basic sense you can always revert back to TiENSTROKES to represent any letter or character. But in a practical sense once you have bridged the gap between alphabetic and ideographic languages, your ability to learn and use any language is greatly increased. For instance, this is especially useful for programmers interested in developing multilingual computer systems.

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