Sony Ericsson T290c User Manual page 17

Components
The basic building units of Chinese characters are
components that are made of strokes. After entering the
first stroke of the desired character, the component and
character candidates that started with that stroke are
displayed in the candidate row. Using components is
a fast method for entering complex characters.
Note: The smaller candidates surrounded by dotted
frames are components, and the bigger candidates
without dotted frames are characters.
For example, to enter "
1. Enter " ", " " and "
2. Move the cursor to " 信 ",
3. Press again.
YES
4. Select " 息 ".
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信息 "
".
.
YES
Pinyin input
Press the keys containing the required Pinyin letters, and
the phone will make various proposals on the display,
according to the pronunciation rules of Mandarin.
Below is the key mapping of Pinyin letters on
the keypad:
Number Key Pinyin Letter
a b c
d e f
g h i
j k l
m n o
p q r s
t u ü
w x y z
Note: On the keypad, the letter ü is replaced by v.
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