Sony Ericsson T68i User Guide - Page 19

Sequence rules You must enter a Chinese character stroke by stroke, in the right order. The rules for the sequence of strokes and components are: • Over first then down: • Left slope first then right slope: • From top to bottom: • From left to right: • From outside to inside: • Middle first then sides: • Inside first and then close: Pinyin input Pinyin is a phonetic-based Chinese input method. You enter the character by entering the Latin letters corresponding to the pronunciation of the Chinese character. Below is the key mapping of Pinyin letters on the keypad. Key Pinyin letter 1 abc2 def 3 ghi 4 jkl 5 m n o p q r s t u ü w x y z Note: 1 2 3 4 5 are tone marks in the phonetic scheme. They are the first, the second, the third, the fourth and the light tone respectively. On the keypad, the letter ü is replaced by v. Getting to know your phone 19 This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use.