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Culture Yard | How to Type Chinese on a Computer and Phone

November 14, 2021

Learning Chinese? You need to learn how to type pinyin on your computer and phone. Once you have a Chinese keyboard on your computer or phone, you can type Chinese in Outlook, Word, web browsers...anywhere you can think of!

If you want to know how to handwrite Chinese characters, check out this beginner's guide to writing Chinese characters.

Now, on to the good stuff! Below are instructions how to type Chinese on a Mac, PC, and phones, including iPhones and Androids with the pinyin method:

How to Type Chinese on a Mac

  1. Go to System Preferences
  2. Choose Keyboard
  3. Choose Input Sources
  4. Click +
  5. Select Chinese (Simplified) - Pinyin - Simplified then click Add
  6. Make sure 'Show Input menu in menu bar' is checked.
  7. Use the language icon in the menubar at the top to switch modes.

How to Type Chinese on Windows 10 (and above)

  1. In the search bar, search for and select 'Language Settings'.
  2. Scroll to 'Preferred Languages'.
  3. Click '+ (Add a Language)'.
  4. Search for or scroll to select Chinese (Simplified, China) and select it.
  5. Click 'Next'.
  6. Click 'Install'.
  7. You can now change to Chinese pinyin entry using the Language Bar in the lower right corner of your screen.

How to Type Chinese on a Computer Using Pinyin

To type in Chinese, simply select 'Chinese' from the Language Bar and then type pinyin using your keyboard. You'll be presented with a number of different characters. Select the number of the character/s you want. E.g. To type 'hello' in Chinese (see below), type 'nihao' and either the number '1' or the space bar on the keyboard and the characters '你好' will then appear where you're typing. If you can't see the character you want, press the arrow down key to see more options.

How to Type Chinese on a Phone

The process for adding a Chinese keyboard to cellphones is slightly different for each brand. Here is how to add a Chinese keyboard for the major phone brands.

iPhone

  1. Go to "Settings".
  2. Click on "General".
  3. Select "Keyboard".
  4. Tap "Keyboards".
  5. Click "Add New Keyboard".
  6. Select "Simplified Chinese"

Samsung

  1. Go to "Settings"
  2. Go to "Language and Input" settings
  3. Click on "Language"
  4. Select "+ (Add Language)"
  5. Select "简体中文 (中国)" (Simplified Chinese [China])

Xiaomi

  1. Tap on "Settings".
  2. Tap on "Additional settings".
  3. Tap on "Languages & input".
  4. Tap on "Manage keyboards".
  5. Tap on "Settings".
  6. Tap on "Languages".
  7. Tap on "Add keyboard".
  8. Choose "Chinese".

Oppo

  1. Go to "Settings".
  2. Tap "Additional settings".
  3. Tap "Keyboard & input method".
  4. Tap "Gboard".
  5. Tap "Language".
  6. Tap "Add Keyboard".
  7. Choose "Chinese".

Chinese Input Methods

Above, we explained how to type Chinese on a computer and phone using pinyin. However, pinyin is not the only input method for typing Chinese.

Indeed, most digital devices will offer users several Chinese input options because no one "standard" method can be used to illustrate all the complexities of the Chinese language. These options are pinyin, Wubi, Cangjie, Bihua, or Bopomofo/Zhuyin.

These input methods can be divided into two categories:

  • phonetic methods, based on various different romanization systems: pinyin, Zhuyin, Jyutping
  • shape-based methods, based on the Chinese character stroke and/or radicals: Wubi, Bihua, Cangjie.

The pinyin and Wubi methods are preferred in mainland China, and therefore will be explained below.

Chinese input method #1：PINYIN

The pinyin input method is popular among both Chinese learners and native Chinese speakers alike as pinyin is taught in schools and is the most widely used romanization system of the Chinese language.

When using the pinyin input method, users are required to have basic Chinese pronunciation knowledge and be able to read Chinese characters without necessarily knowing their strokes, radicals, or how to write them following proper stroke order.

With this input method, the user simply needs to type pinyin and then select their desired character from the list of homophonic character possibilities suggested by the program.

Although picking the right character may come as a challenge for new learners, the character suggestions are listed from the most commonly used to the least commonly used.

What’s more, one can activate the fuzzy pinyin or fuzzy input (模糊音 móhú yīn) feature which tells the system to consider similar-sounding vowels or consonants as if they were the same.

This feature adjusts for regional differences, where some vowels and consonants often get mixed up, for instance c- and ch-, s- and sh-, z- and zh-. If you ever wondered how Chinese dialects with pronunciations different from that of Mandarin are typed using pinyin, this is how it’s done.

For instance, if the user types cifan with the fuzzy pinyin feature activated, the program will still be able to guess that they probably meant chīfàn 吃饭 (to eat).

Nonetheless, the pinyin input also has several drawbacks. The input speed is generally slower than that of shape-based input methods because users must input individual letters. Moreover, phonetic input methods such as the pinyin method may cause users to forget or neglect to learn to write Chinese characters.

Chinese input method #2：WUBI

In contrast to the pinyin method, the Wubi method requires users to know the structure of a Chinese character rather than its pronunciation. Therefore, users do not need to worry about the different Chinese accents and pronunciations when using this method.

Under the Wubi method, all Chinese characters are organized into 5 regions corresponding to their respective root type, hence the name 五笔. The 5 regions of a Wubi keyboard are: • the QWERT region • the YUIOP region • the ASDFG region • the HJKLM region • the XCVBN region.

Each letter on the keyboard is associated with various root characters. For example, Q is associated with 金, 钅, 勹, and 儿 among others. Users can type several keystrokes in the proper order to build the desired character, jigsaw-puzzle style.

Although it may seem complex, many native Chinese speakers prefer using the Wubi method to type Chinese as it is far less time-consuming than pinyin.

Oftentimes, Wubi requires prior knowledge of Chinese characters and is more difficult to learn, which cancels out that time benefit for most elementary Chinese learners.

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I translate pinyin to Chinese characters?

You can translate Chinese characters to pinyin by using online dictionaries like Google Translate or Purple Culture Chinese to pinyin converter.

How can I display both the pinyin and the character when typing Chinese characters?

If working in MS Word, you can simply select the Chinese characters with your mouse, then click on the phonetic guide icon in the Home tab, then hit the “ok” button.

A simpler alternative that can be used anywhere is to skip the diacritics and type out the pinyin with the tone numbers after each syllable of the Chinese characters instead.

For example: 北京 bei3jing1

If you want to write just the pinyin and tones without the corresponding Chinese characters, this is the easiest way to do it.

How to Type in Chinese (Step-by-Step)

Looking to type in Chinese on your smartphone or computer, but have no clue how to do it?

Fortunately for you, the Chinese use the same QWERTY/AZERTY keyboard as the rest of the world. It's simply a matter of setting up your keyboard to type in Chinese, which we're going to show you step by step for each device!

In this guide you'll learn:

  • 2 Easy methods of typing Chinese characters (Start here)

  • How can I type Chinese on iPhone

  • How can I type Chinese on Android

  • How can I type Chinese on Mac

  • How can I type Chinese on Windows

2 Easy methods of typing Chinese characters

Now that you know you can use a normal keyboard, you might be wondering how can you write Chinese with it?

There are two main methods that you can use: pinyin and handwriting.

NOTE There are also few other ways to type, such as the five-stroke (wǔ bǐ) input method, but we won't cover those as they are a bit difficult and not much useful.

1. Pinyin method

This is by far the easiest method to type in Chinese! All you have to know is the pinyin of each word and type them in English. You don't even need to care about the tones.

You can check every pinyin combination using this free pinyin chart.

Nowadays, every system is smart enough to automatically understand which character you are referring to. Once you start typing a pinyin, the keyboard on the screen displays an ordered list of characters to choose from like this:

To select the right character you can either:

  1. Click or tap the character
  2. Type the number of the character
  3. Tap the space bar to choose the first choice

TIP You can go faster by typing the word completely instead of one character at a time.

If the character you are looking for is not on the list, you can expand it for more choices. In most cases, it won't be needed.

Most platforms present the choices based on character frequency or by guessing based on the previous words you already typed.

How to type ü in Chinese?

Typing using pinyin is easy until you want to write the final ü. I struggled as well at first!

Let me save you some time: use the letter "v" instead.

2. Handwriting method

The second method is with the handwriting keyboard. It's really useful as long as you know how to write in Chinese. If you want to learn how to write Chinese characters, make sure to check our app.

The handwriting system is great to use with a Chinese dictionary. When you don't know the pinyin of a character, switch to this keyboard and write the word with your finger or mouse.

The handwriting method has many advantages, use it for:

  • Practicing your writing skill
  • When you don't know the pinyin
  • Searching a word in a dictionary

Now that you know the basics, let's set up step-by-step the simplified Chinese character input keyboard on your favorite device!

How can I type Chinese on iPhone?

To set up the Chinese character keyboard on your iPhone device, follow these 6 steps:

  1. Open the "Settings" and search for "Keyboard". Tap on "Keyboard"
  2. Tap on "Keyboards"
  3. Tap on "Add New Keyboard"
  4. Tap on "Chinese, Simplified"
  5. Select "Pinyin" and "Handwriting", then tap "Done"
  6. On your virtual keyboard, tap the "Globe" to switch to the Chinese keyboard

How can I type Chinese on Android?

To set up the Chinese character keyboard on your Android device, follow these 9 steps:

  1. Open the "Settings" and search for "Keyboard". Tap on "Keyboards".
  2. Tap on "Virtual Keyboard (Gboard)"
  3. Tap on "Multilingual typing (Gboard)"
  4. Tap on "Languages"
  5. Tap on "Add Keyboard"
  6. Select "Chinese"
  7. Select "Chinese (Simplified)"
  8. Select "Pinyin" and "Handwriting", then tap "Done"
  9. On your virtual keyboard, tap the "Globe" to switch to the Chinese keyboard

NOTE You need to install Gboard to access the Chinese keyboard on Android

How can I type Chinese on Mac?

To set up the Chinese character keyboard on your Mac device, follow these 4 steps:

  1. Open the "Settings" and search for "Keyboard". Click on "Keyboard"
  2. Go to "Input Sources" and click on the "+"
  3. Select "Chinese, Simplified" and "Pinyin - Simplified". Click "Add"
  4. In the top menu, click the input icon to switch to the Chinese keyboard

NOTE You need to have a trackpad to use the handwriting input method on Mac.

How can I type Chinese on Windows?

To set up the Chinese character keyboard on your Windows machine, follow these 4 steps:

  1. Open the "Settings" and go to "Time & language" settings
  2. Click on "Add a language"
  3. Click on "Chinese (Simplified)"
  4. In the bottom menu, click the input icon to switch to the Chinese keyboard

Final thoughts

You don't need a special keyboard to type in Chinese, you can set up your device to either use the pinyin or handwriting input method. Most people believe typing in Chinese is hard, but it's easier than writing. your device is doing a fantastic job to filter only the relevant characters.

Now that your phone and computer are properly set up, you can start chatting and impress your Chinese friends and classmates!

Any questions? Let me know on Twitter.

Heinrich Tremblay

Coder by day, Chinese learner by night 🌙 Heinrich studied at Tongji University where he decided to move from Canada to Shanghai to work on Hanpath. When you run into a bug on the app, he’s very sorry ehh!

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  • Access the phone book on your smartphone.
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Examples of foreign numbers

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In mainland China, mobile phone numbers consist of 11 digits in the format 1xx-xxxx-xxxx (excluding 140-144, which are 13-digit IoT numbers), in which the first three digits (13x to 19x) denote a mobile communication service. provider.

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