Chinese character sets
Simplified Chinese
You can build up Simplified Chinese characters by pressing the appropriate
keys on the keypad to input strokes. As strokes are entered they display in
the top left of the character selection box and the set of possible matching
characters is displayed above the Context keys.
You can also use pinyin to enter a phonetic version of a Simplified Chinese
character (e.g. ‘Lu’) which is displayed in the top left of the character
selection box—in the same place as the strokes described above—and the set
of possible matching characters is displayed above the Context keys.
When the right and/or left arrow icons are displayed in the character
selection box, use the
Left
and
Right
navigation keys to select from the
characters displayed. To see further characters press
the
Down navigation
key, and press the
Up
navigation key to return to characters already viewed.
The characters are displayed in sets of seven.
To enter the highlighted character
—press
Insert
or press the
Select/Send
key.
Zhiyan Chinese
Zhiyan Chinese characters are composed and entered in a similar way to
Simplified Chinese characters, however when the keys are pressed to input
the strokes that build up the character you must then press the
Select/Send
key to display the set of possible matching characters.
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