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18 Getting started
Chinese input
This mobile phone has different
input methods for entering Chinese
characters:
• Stroke input
• 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 .
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
5 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.
Input method may be different when
Simplified Chinese has been selected
as the phone language.
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