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Pinyin input
You can use these methods, for
example, to enter Chinese names and
Chinese short messages.
Switching between Chinese input
methods
In the Chinese editing mode, you can
select and switch quickly to another
input method by pressing and holding
down
.
General instructions
Regardless of which input method you
choose, your phone has a function to
speed up the entry of Chinese
characters. Whenever you enter a
stroke or a Pinyin letter, a candidate
row of the most frequently used
characters containing that stroke or
relating to that letter appears at the
bottom of the screen.
If the character you want is not
displayed in the candidate row, press
to present another candidate row.
Continue pressing until the character
you want is displayed. Alternatively,
you can enter the next stroke or Pinyin
letter, and a new set of characters will
immediately be displayed in the
candidate row. To go back to the
previous row, press . To select a
character in the candidate row, press
the navigation key or press and hold
the key corresponding to the number
above the character you want to enter.
Stroke input
A Chinese character is built up of
strokes. There are more than 30 basic
strokes, which are grouped into five
stroke categories. Each category is
represented on the keypad by one of
the keys
-
. The Wild Card
key
, is used when you are not sure
of which stroke to use.
Stroke categories
The five stroke categories are defined in the table below:
Getting started
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