Abstract: A word processor for producing Chinese characters includes a standard United states keyboard, an internal memory unit for storing a dictionary of radicals of Chinese characters from which selected Chinese characters are derived, a screen and a memory disk. Each of the Chinese characters includes at least one radical. The standard United States keyboard is coupled to said memory unit and has numeral and letter keys. The numeral keys includes co-functioning numeral keys. Each of the co-functioning numeral keys is inscribed with at least one of the radicals and a letter or numeral representative of a letter or numeral key used in combination with each co-functioning numeral key to select the corresponding radical. The letter keys includes co-functioning letter keys. Each of the co-functioning letter keys is inscribed with at least one of the radicals and a letter or numeral representative of a letter or numeral key used in combination with each co-functioning letter key to select the corresponding radical.