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Appendix B International Keyboards 144
Special input methods
You can use keyboards to enter some languages in dierent ways. A few examples are Chinese
Cangjie and Wubihua, Japanese Kana, and Facemarks. You can also use your nger or a stylus to
write Chinese characters on the screen.
Build Chinese characters from the component Cangjie keys: As you type, suggested
characters appear. Tap a character to choose it, or continue typing up to ve components to see
more options.
Build Chinese Wubihua (stroke) characters: Use the keypad to build Chinese characters using
up to ve strokes, in the correct writing sequence: horizontal, vertical, left falling, right falling, and
hook. For example, the Chinese character 圈 (circle) should begin with the vertical stroke 丨.
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As you type, suggested Chinese characters appear (the most commonly used characters
appear rst). Tap a character to choose it.
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If you’re not sure of the correct stroke, enter an asterisk (*). To see more character options, type
another stroke, or scroll through the character list.
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Tap the match key (匹配) to show only characters that match exactly what you typed.
Write Chinese characters: Write Chinese characters directly on the screen with your nger when
Simplied or Traditional Chinese handwriting formats are turned on. As you write character
strokes, iPhone recognizes them and shows matching characters in a list, with the closest match
at the top. When you choose a character, its likely follow-on characters appear in the list as
additional choices
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Some complex characters, such as 鱲 (part of the name for the Hong Kong International
Airport), 𨋢 (elevator), and 㗎 (particle used in Cantonese), can be typed by writing two or
more component characters in sequence. Tap the character to replace the characters you typed.
Roman characters are also recognized.
Type Japanese kana: Use the Kana keypad to select syllables. For more syllable options, tap the
arrow key and select another syllable or word from the window.
Type Japanese romaji: Use the Romaji keyboard to type syllables. Alternative choices appear
along the top of the keyboard, tap one to type it. For more syllable options, tap the arrow key
and select another syllable or word from the window.
Type facemarks or emoticons: Use the Japanese Kana keyboard and tap the ^_^ key. Or you
can:
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Use the Japanese Romaji keyboard (QWERTY-Japanese layout): Tap the Number key , then tap
the ^_^ key.