Chinese stroke mode, Rapid character entry – Samsung SGH-A308 User Manual

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Rapid Character Entry

Rapid character entry is easy in any mode, using the
Character Selection Map. As you enter characters, your
phone predicts the next character you might want and
presents choices in the Character Selection Map area.
When a desired character appears, you may select it as
described on page 51.

For example, if you type the word “zhong guo ( )”
and enter the first character using the following
keystrokes; 9 , 4 , 6 , 6 , 1, and 7, you do not have to
complete the Pinyin spelling to include “guo ( )”. With
no extra typing, the character is displayed conveniently
in the Character Selection Map for you to choose.

Chinese Stroke Mode

This mode allows you to enter individual Chinese
strokes, in written order - from top to bottom, and from
left to right. Your phone provides Chinese Simplified
Stroke mode and Chinese Traditional Stroke mode.

The two modes work similarly, but the characters that
appear in the display may differ.

Even though there are many different strokes used to
create Chinese characters, the strokes are classified into
5 basic categories; heng, shu, pie, dian and zhe. The
basic strokes are printed on the keypad, on keys
1 to 5.

To enter a stroke, press the key printed with the stroke
that most closely represents the exact stroke you desire.
The table shows the stroke/key relationship: