1. A method of Chinese text input whereby a user of a computer configured for non-phonetic input of Chinese characters who knows the pronunciation of a desired character can enter the desired Chinese character by using non-phonetic entry of a Chinese character that rhymes with the desired Chinese character, the method comprising: grouping Chinese characters that rhyme and creating within these groups of Chinese characters that rhyme one or more sub-groups of one or more characters which not only rhyme but also share the same initial sound; designating an index Chinese character for each of the one or more sub-groups of one or more Chinese characters which not only rhyme but also share the same initial sound; receiving signals from a user input device indicating non-phonetic entry of a Chinese character by the user; receiving an indication from the user via the user input device indicating that the Chinese character entered using non-phonetic entry is a rhyme of the desired Chinese character; displaying on the computer, for user selection of an index character, the index Chinese character for each of the one or more sub-groups which not only rhyme with the entered character and the desired character but also share the same initial sound as the entered character and the desired character; displaying on the computer the desired Chinese character for user selection from among one or more Chinese characters displayed as a result of the user having selected an index character; and wherein the user indicates that the entered character is a rhyme of the desired character prior to or after entering the rhyming character.