Some Chinese languages like Mandarin have thousands of characters, so how does a keyboard work considering there’s only a finite amount of characters they can use?
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When typing in Chinese, you first have to select the correct character set. There are usually multiple character sets available on a keyboard, and each set corresponds to a specific language. The character set for Chinese usually includes traditional and simplified characters, and sometimes also includes Cantonese characters.
Once you’ve selected the correct character set, you then type in the characters using the keyboard. The layout of the keyboard is slightly different depending on the character set you’re using, but it usually follows a standard QWERTY layout. Each character is input using a specific key, and you type the character by pressing the key and then releasing it.
Some Chinese characters also have diacritics, which are accents or symbols that are used to modify the pronunciation of a character. These diacritics are usually input using the number keys on the keyboard. For example, the diacritic for a nasal sound is usually input using the number 6 key, and the diacritic for a voiceless sound is usually input using the number 1 key.
So to type the character 中 (zhōng), you would first select the Chinese character set, and then type the character using the number 2 key. To type the character ㄓ (zhōng), you would first select the Chinese character set, and then type the character using the number 6 key.
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