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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:
Entering strokes and characters
in Stroke mode
1. Press the keys that correspond
to a character’s component
strokes. Press keys in the order
that you would write the
strokes, using one press per
stroke.
Example
: To enter , press
5
to
enter
and
3
to enter .
Note
: If you are uncertain of the
stroke order, press
6
in place of
each questionable stroke.
Continue entering strokes until
the character displays or until
you finish the character.
2. Press or to scroll through
the choices.
3. To select a character and add it
to your message, press the
corresponding key,
7
to
0
.
Rapid character entry
Try entering the characters zhong
guo (
) using the following
keystrokes:
2
,
8
, and
7
. Even
though zhong guo (
) is fifteen
stroke character, your phone allows
you to enter the complete pair in
only three key presses.sp
Other Phrasal Stroke mode
operations
• Move the wheel clockwise or
counterclockwise to move the
cursor.
• Press
C
to delete letters one by
one. Press and hold
C
to clear
the entire display.
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