August 8

How to type Chinese on Mac

On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Keyboard, then click Input Sources.

Click the Add button , select “Chinese, Traditional”, “Chinese, Simplified”, or “Cantonese, Traditional”, then select any of the following.

  • Cangjie
  • Pinyin – Traditional
  • Shuangpin – Traditional
  • Stroke – Traditional
  • Sucheng
  • Handwriting – Traditional
  • Zhuyin
  • Zhuyin – Eten
  • Pinyin – Simplified
  • Shuangpin – Simplified
  • Wubi Xing
  • Stroke – Simplified
  • Handwriting – Simplified
  • Cangjie – Cantonese
  • Stroke – Cantonese
  • Sucheng – Cantonese
  • Handwriting – Cantonese

Tip: You can add a handwriting input source even if there are no other input sources for that language. For example, you can add Handwriting – Cantonese when French is the only other input source added.

Click Add.


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Posted 2020-08-08 by huahuafun in category Computer Skills & Tools