mar2007
Dec 15th, 2009, 08:46 PM
ive been learning a bit of chinese and I figured out how to get the chinese writing like this on my keyboard
色如何融合瑞
but does anyone know how to get the accents? like this
nǐ hǎo
zǎo shāng hǎo
xič xič
i tried searching google but i dont know how to word it, and i cant seem to figure that out.
thanks..
poisonmonkey
Dec 15th, 2009, 09:47 PM
To type ` (4th Tone) Called a grave accent
Option + ` key (tilde key - top left under the esc key, beside 1) then your next letter
To type ´(2nd Tone) Called an acute accent
Option + e, then your next letter
to type xič xič it would look like:
x, i, option+`, e
I don't know how to type the first and third tones.
Edit:
To type the first and third:
First you have to change your keyboard layout to US extended.
then for the first tone:
Option + a
This ¯ sign is called a macron
Third tone:
Option + v
This ˇtone is called a caron
Sources:
Pinyin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin)
Japanese for Life: Type Macrons Easily in OS X (http://ideogramme.ca/japan/article/33/type-macrons-easily-in-os-x)
Cheers