Abstract: In a method and apparatus for assembling text in ideographic language characters, a computer processing apparatus is provided, which comprises a central processing unit to which are connected a program storage unit, a character storage unit, a display unit and a printer. The character storage unit is searched by entering through input entry keys of a keyboard search criteria including the entered ideographic character stroke-type categories and the order in which the character stroke-type categories are entered through the input entry keys, whereby, upon entry of the search criteria, data relevant to the graphic representation of the ideographic character or data relevant to the graphic representations of a plurality of the ideographic characters which meet the search criteria, is retrieved from the program storage unit and the graphic representations are displayed by the display unit.