Practicing on a Chinese keyboard?

Toddsqui
 June 20, 2014, 02:06 PM posted in General Discussion

Are there any Chinese keyboards on the web for me to practice my Chinese "writing" skills (more specifically, ones that you would recommend)? Does Chinese pod have a keyboard hiding around somewhere among its many options?

Any information would be much appreciated!

Thanks so much!

Sincerely,

 

Todd

 

 

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DavidXuzhou
 June 20, 2014, 03:36 PM

Hi Todd, you mean keyboards with Chinese radicals and strokes printed on the keys or any computer input methods?

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Toddsqui

Hi David.

I meant any computer input methods. I want to learn how to type the characters onto the computer and be able to write short messages/emails/etc. to people. Know of any good places to turn to?

Any help would be great!

Thanks so much,

T

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mikeinewshot

Trying googling it. I don't know what computer system you have. For example, this is built into windows - just switch it on

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/windows/desktop/ee418266%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

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DavidXuzhou

Great. So as I known, most Chinese people use Pinyin input methods, such as Google Pinyin ( http://www.google.com/intl/zh-CN/ime/pinyin/index.html ）which I used a lot, and Sougou Pinyin ( http://pinyin.sogou.com/ ). If you've already familiar with Chinese radical and strokes, you can try Stroke input methods or Wubi input methods, which also need to memorise the key definitions.

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Toddsqui

Sounds good. Thanks for the replies. I will take a look at the links and decide where I go from there. Thanks again.

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root

if are on a phone or a pad, there is usually a built-in pinyin-based input method, just need to add Simplified Chinese to the list of keyboard languages.

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Toddsqui

Thanks Root. I just did a search on my tablet (HP Slate 7 2800-- Android version 4.1.1) and there was an option called "Bluetooth keyboard," which seemed promising. I'm unfortunately unable to access the internet at the moment (I'm in South Korea and need to purchase a router), but once I do, I'll tinker around with this a little more and see what I come up with.

Thanks again for the considerate reply.

-T