bigger candidates without dotted frames are characters.
For example, to enter “ 信息”
1Enter “
”, “
” and “ 
”.
2Move the cursor to “信”, press the centre selection key.
3Move the cursor to “息”, press the centre selection key again to select “ 息”.
Example of using the wild card key
The wild card key 
, is used to supplement unclear strokes in entering characters. If you want to enter “互”, but you only know that “ 一” is the first and the last stroke of the character and that the total number of strokes is four, enter 
, 
, 
, 
. The character is displayed in the candidate row.
Pinyin input
Press the keys containing the required Pinyin letters, and the phone will make various proposals on the screen, according to the pronunciation rules of Mandarin.
Below is the key mapping of Pinyin letters on the keypad.
Number Key | Pinyin Letter |
|
|
| a b c |
|
|
| d e f |
|
|
| g h i |
j k l
m n o
p q r s
t u ü
w x y z
On the keypad, the letter ü is replaced by v.
For example, to enter “ 信息”
1Press 
,
, 
.
2When “xin” is highlighted, press 
or
and select “ 信”, then press the centre selection key. (If you want to enter any of the other suggested Pinyin combinations, scroll up or down to the desired combination, then press the centre selection key.)
3Press the centre selection key again to select “ 息”, when “ 息” is highlighted.
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