In PinYin mode, the PinYin phonetics are same as the keystroke.

ChuYin Input Mode

ChuYin is another common input mode. This mode applies the Chinese phonetic symbols to the phonetics of Mandarin Chinese. When a typed sequence of phonetics uniquely matches a Chinese character, the phonetics are automatically converted and the character is displayed. However, if more than one character could represent the phonetics, a lookup selection area appears showing you the available choices. Several pages of lookup choices may be available for some phonetic sequences.

Typing ChuYin Text

The following example uses ChuYin mode to enter Chinese characters representing the statement Taipei's weather is very hot.

1. Type Control-spacebar to turn on Chinese input mode.

   The mode appears in the status area.

2. Click the Input method selection button on the auxiliary window and select ChuYin input method.

   The status area shows that ChuYin input mode is on.

   

3. Type w96.

   The ChuYin input converter finds several matching characters and displays a lookup choice window:

   

4. Press [Shift] + [A] to select the appropriate character.

   The radicals are converted and the correct character appears.

   

I-Tien Input Mode

I-Tien mode maps Chinese phonetics to the keyboard according to the sound of each Roman keyboard character.

Type the command itkdb to display the I-Tien keyboard mapping is shown below:

Typing I-Tien Input

1. Open a new Terminal and turn on Chinese input conversion by pressing Control-spacebar.

2. Press F7 to turn on I-Tien input mode, or click the Input method selection button on the auxiliary window and select I-Tien input method.

   The mode appears in the status area.

   

3. Type the set of radicalsdx83.

   The mode appears in the status area.

   

4. Press the spacebar and the I-Tien input converter finds only one matching character and displays it as below.

   

Telecode Input Mode

Telecode conversion uses the old four-digit codes used by the Taiwan Telephone & Telegraph Bureau, these codes uniquely identify 16356 Chinese characters, they are organized into two planes: plane 1 numbered from 0000 to 8045, and plane 2 numbered from .0000 to .8489.

Typing Telecode Input

This section contains instructions on how to use the I-Tien input mode to input Chinese characters

1. Open a new Terminal turn on Chinese-input conversion on by pressing Control-spacebar.

2. Press the F12 key to turn on Telecode mode.

   The mode appears in the status area.

3. Type the first three digits of code 3456, as below.

4. Press the spacebar and the Telecode input converter finds only one matching character and displays it as below:

   

TsangChieh Input Mode

Each tool's first input conversion mode is TsangChieh, a commonly used entry mode. TsangChieh is the default mode for typing Chinese (and other non-ASCII) characters when ASCII mode is toggled off. TsangChieh conversion works on the radicals that compose Chinese characters. Each Chinese character has a keystroke sequence made of the radicals that compose it. A TsangChieh keystroke sequence often uniquely defines a Chinese character, but sometimes a selection from multiple choices is required.

TsangChieh conversion mode can also be used to type the characters in the Chinese National Standard 11643. To type characters in this mode, press Z followed by the three-letter code assigned to the symbol by the standard.

Typing Characters in TsangChieh Mode

To type Chinese characters in this mode, type the Chinese radicals that make up the Chinese characters. If you do not have a Taiwan Chinese keyboard that shows the radicals on the keys, refer to a picture of the Chinese keyboard to see how the Chinese radicals map to your keyboard.

1. Type Control-spacebar to turn on TsangChieh mode.

   The mode appears in the status area.

   

2. Type ir.

   The TsangChieh input converter finds two matching characters and displays a lookup choice window:

   

3. Press 2 to select the appropriate character.

   The radicals are converted and the correct character appears:

   

ChienI Input Mode

ChienI mode is a simplification of TsangChieh. Only the first and last keystrokes of the TsangChieh sequence for the target Chinese character make up the ChienI mode input. This usually displays a lookup selection of Chinese characters, as shown in the following two-character input example.

Typing ChienI Mode Input

This section contains instructions on how to use the ChienI input method to input Chinese characters.

1. Type Control-spacebar to turn on ChienI mode.

2. Click the Input method selection button on the auxiliary window and select ChienI input method.

   The status area shows that ChienI input mode is on.

   

3. Type a and k.

   The ChienI input converter finds several matching characters and displays a lookup choice window:

   

4. Press 1 to select the appropriate character.

   The radical is converted and the correct character appears.

5. Type a and h.

   The input converter finds several matching characters and displays a lookup choice window: