

- #SOGOU PINYIN FOR MAC HOW TO#
- #SOGOU PINYIN FOR MAC INSTALL#
- #SOGOU PINYIN FOR MAC FULL#
- #SOGOU PINYIN FOR MAC CODE#
You can easily type any Chinese character you want with the QWERTY keyboard. A skill you need to learn at this stage is typing in Chinese on your computer or smartphone.īut there are about 2500 commonly used Chinese characters! Does that mean that I have to get a keyboard with at least 2500 buttons? Image from KnowYourMeme

#SOGOU PINYIN FOR MAC HOW TO#
#SOGOU PINYIN FOR MAC INSTALL#

Show the keyboard layout: Click the Input menu in the menu bar, then choose Show Keyboard Viewer. With structural Pinyin, each syllable of the input sequence is treated as the Pinyin for one of the components in the character (in order from left to right and top to bottom). The Candidate window opens, and the first candidates shown in the Composition pane are 喆, 兓, and 旣. For example, type “jiji”, then press Shift-Space bar.
#SOGOU PINYIN FOR MAC CODE#
For example, if you type “pingguogs” with “gongsi” abbreviated to “gs”, the result is still “ 苹果公司”.Įnter Structural Pinyin (Chaizi): Type a Chaizi input code with two or more syllables, then press Shift-Space bar.
#SOGOU PINYIN FOR MAC FULL#
You can use both full and abbreviated Pinyin in the same conversion. For example, to enter 计算机, type “jsj” (the input code is “jisuanji”). Full Pinyin has modifications that make typing more convenient for example, “v” is used to replace “ü” (so to enter 绿, you would type “lv”).Įnter Abbreviated Pinyin (Jianpin): Type the consonant of each syllable in an input code, then select characters in the Candidate window. Use an apostrophe to separate syllables that have ambiguous parsings. For example, to enter 西安, type “xi’an”, then select 西安 in the window. For example, to enter 苹, type “ping”, then select 苹 in the window.Įnter Full Pinyin (Quanpin): Type the input codes for the characters you want to use, then select the characters in the Candidate window.

On your Mac, switch to the Pinyin - Simplified input source.Įnter Pinyin: Type the input codes for the characters you want to use, then select the characters in the Candidate window.
