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Entering characters in Pinyin mode
1. Press the keys corresponding to the phonetic
spelling, referring to the letters printed on the
keys.
Example
: To enter “
,” (ni), press [
6
] and [
4
].
Press [Left] or [Right] to select alternative pinyins
for the keys you have pressed.
2. If you cannot find the character you want from the
display, press [Up] or [Down] to scroll through the
word choices.
3. Press [
1
] to activate the character selection field. A
number, from 7 to , is added to each character.
4. Press the number key corresponding to the
character you want.
Rapid character entry
To enter the word “zhong guo (
)”, enter the first
character using the following keystrokes; [
9
], [
4
],
[
6
], [
6
], [
1
], and [
7
]. You do not have to complete
the Pinyin spelling to include “guo ( ).” The character
displays automatically.
Tips for using Pinyin mode
• Press [Left] or [Right] to move the cursor.
• Press [
C
] to clear letters one by one. Press and
hold [
C
] to clear the entire display.
Using Chinese Stroke mode
This mode allows you to enter individual Chinese
strokes, in written order, from top to bottom, and from
left to right.
The Chinese strokes are classified into five basic
categories; heng, shu, pie, dian, and zhe. The basic
strokes are printed on keys [
1
] to [
5
] on the keypad.
Refer to the following table:
Category Keys Strokes represented in each category