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ben.pote

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Registered: 2014-02-14

Posts: 6

Pinyin input

Hello everyone,

I'm having trouble finding a way to easily input pinyin (phonetic representation of Mandarin Chinese) with tones. I'm currently using the fcitx input switcher - I already have a korean and japanese input set up on this framework and so would like to stick with it if possible. I tried several of the Chinese IME that were mentioned on the wiki page - does anyone know of one that has an input method that lets you input pinyin with tones? Note that I'm not asking about inputting pinyin and turning it into characters - I'm trying to add vocabulary to an anki deck for Chinese (just started learning) and would like to input the pronunciation into a field on the card. Anyone have experience doing this?

skualito

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Registered: 2008-11-19

Posts: 203

Re: Pinyin input

Install fcitx-m17n, then from fcitx configuration menu, add 'Pinyin Symbol (M17N)' to the Input Method Tab. You will then be able to input pīnyīn.

Last edited by skualito (2014-12-28 16:12:03)