Sony Ericsson T290i User Guide - Page 17

Components The basic building units of Chinese characters are components that are made of strokes. After entering the first stroke of the desired character, the component and character candidates that started with that stroke are displayed in the candidate row. Using components is a fast method for entering complex characters. Note: The smaller candidates surrounded by dotted frames are components, and the bigger candidates without dotted frames are characters. For example, to enter " 信息 " 1. Enter " ", " " and " ". 2. Move the cursor to " 信 ", YES. 3. Press YES again. 4. Select " 息 ". 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 Note: On the keypad, the letter ü is replaced by v. Pinyin input Press the keys containing the required Pinyin letters, and the phone will make various proposals on the display, according to the pronunciation rules of Mandarin. For example, to enter " 信息 " 1. Press , , . 2. When "xin" is highlighted, move the cursor left or right and select " 信 ". If you want to enter any of the other suggested Pinyin combinations, scroll or to the desired combination, then press YES. 3. Select " 息 ". Getting to know your phone 17 This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use.