Write Chinese Characters Using Pinyin and Microsoft's New Phonetic Input Method

Begin Typing Pinyin in a Word Processor

Microsoft product screen shot reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation.

Open a word processing program such as Microsoft Word. With the Chinese input method selected, type “wo” and press “Return.” A Chinese character will show on your screen. Notice the dotted line beneath the character. This means you can select from other characters if the correct one did not appear.

You do not have to press return after each Pinyin syllable. The input method will intelligently select characters according to the context.

You can input Pinyin with or without numbers to indicate tones. Tone numbers will increase the accuracy of your writing.

• Microsoft Windows Language Bar
• Click on the Language Bar
• Select Chinese (Taiwan) as your Input Language
• Toggle Between English and Chinese Input
• Begin Typing Pinyin in a Word Processor
• Correcting Chinese Characters
• Choosing the Correct Candidate Word
• Showing the Correct Chinese Characters