Editing Wubi method (section)

=== YUIOP zone (falling right) ===

This zone might also be called the dot zone, because its pattern of Y: 讠 U: 冫 I: 氵 and O: 灬 is not actually necessarily built up of right falling strokes.  In fact, one could argue that the first stroke in 灬 actually falls ''left''.  It is called the falling right zone because the keys in this zone, when used to construct a character by stroke (rather than component), all represent right falling strokes for some character configuration (see the section on [[Wubi method#Disambiguation strokes|disambiguation strokes]] for more information).

The Y key's main component is 言, and its shortcut character is 主.  It is associated with the following components: 言, 讠, 亠, 亠 with a 口 beneath it, 广, 文, 方, and 丶. These components all start with a right-falling stroke.  Generally, dots in Chinese characters are actually ''left'' falling strokes, and so most of the time, the use of T is more appropriate than Y.  Of course, if one can write Chinese characters by hand, they should be able to tell which to choose by recalling how it is written.

The U key's main component is 立, and its shortcut character is 产.  It is associated with the following components: 立, 六, 辛, 门, 疒, 丬, 冫, the "antennae" on the top of 单 (just two strokes: 丷), and the antennae plus a horizontal stroke, as found on the top of 兹.  Most of these all feature two short diagonal strokes (门 being the obvious exception).  This is consistent with U's place as the second letter in the zone (see above for an explanation).

The I key's main component is 水, and its shortcut character is 不.  It is associated with the following components: 水, 氵, 小, the three strokes on the top of 学, and the three strokes on the top of 当.  Additionally, a component which might be described as two 冫, back to back, is associated with this character.

The O key's main component is 火, and its shortcut character is 为. It is associated with the following components: 火, 米, 灬, and 业 ''without'' the bottom horizontal stroke — this allows construction of characters such as 严.  This is the 4th key in the falling right zone: hence the inclusion of 灬.

The P key's main component is 之, and its shortcut character is 这.  It is associated with the following components: 之, 辶, 廴, 冖, 宀, and 礻. As Wubi components are typed in the order that they would need to be written were one writing by hand, the 辶 and 廴 components are typically typed ''last''.