<p>In Windows, there are so many tools to help you to type Chinese characters. Such as <a href="http://www.google.com/intl/zh-CN/ime/pinyin/" rel="nofollow">google pinyin</a>, <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/china/pinyin/" rel="nofollow">Microsoft pinyin IME</a>(if you know pinyin of the Chinese characters), and so on. If you use Ubuntu, there are also many options, type the command to install scim <code>sudo apt-get install scim scim-pinyin</code>, or you can try iBus(I use it in linux): </p>

<pre><code>sudo apt-get install ibus ibus-clutter ibus-gtk ibus-gtk3 ibus-qt4 
sudo apt-get install ibus-pinyin
</code></pre>

<p>after you install them, enable or disable them by hitting Control + Space by default then you can type Chinese characters by Pinyin.</p>

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`scim` is obsolete. Recent Ubuntu have `ibus` pre-installed, you might need to install `ibus-pinyin`.
hrzhu
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@hrzhu I haven't use Ubuntu for a few years, things changed:)
jfly
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jfly
<p>I will give you another way to input Chinese without installing any software.</p>

<ol>
<li>Enter <a href="https://mail.google.com" rel="nofollow">Gmail</a> setting</li>
<li>In General setting, under Language</li>
<li>Check "<strong>Enable input tools - Use various text input tools to type in the language of your choice</strong>", and Click <strong>Edit tools</strong> choose 拼音 or 漢語拼音</li>
<li>You can type Chinese when you are writing email.</li>
</ol>

<p><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5OjjYC-e-zg/UsqXsKr8yuI/AAAAAAAAaVM/OQ4GjEDnY78/w379-h203-no/2014-01-06_192816.jpg" alt=""></p>

<p>And I believe it works with <a href="http://drive.google.com/" rel="nofollow">Google Drive</a> too.</p>

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<p>What software do most of you using for typing Chinese characters, and is it developed by someone Chinese? I am using Sougou.</p>

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Is your computer running Windows, OS X, or Linux?
Ming
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I using windows most time, and a little UBUNTU.
Dimpagger
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http://www.pinyinjoe.com/windows-7/win7-pinyin-setup.htm that should help you
Ming
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how do you type a Chinese Character in computer?
# how do you type a Chinese Character in computer?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-01-06)

What software do most of you using for typing Chinese characters, and is it developed by someone Chinese? I am using Sougou.

**Tags:** characters

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Is your computer running Windows, OS X, or Linux?  
> **username_0**: I using windows most time, and a little UBUNTU.  
> **username_1**: http://www.pinyinjoe.com/windows-7/win7-pinyin-setup.htm that should help you  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2014-01-06. Score: 3

In Windows, there are so many tools to help you to type Chinese characters. Such as [google pinyin](http://www.google.com/intl/zh-CN/ime/pinyin/), [Microsoft pinyin IME](http://www.microsoft.com/china/pinyin/)(if you know pinyin of the Chinese characters), and so on. If you use Ubuntu, there are also many options, type the command to install scim `sudo apt-get install scim scim-pinyin`, or you can try iBus(I use it in linux):

```
sudo apt-get install ibus ibus-clutter ibus-gtk ibus-gtk3 ibus-qt4 
sudo apt-get install ibus-pinyin

```

after you install them, enable or disable them by hitting Control + Space by default then you can type Chinese characters by Pinyin.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: `scim` is obsolete. Recent Ubuntu have `ibus` pre-installed, you might need to install `ibus-pinyin`.  
> **username_2**: @username_3 I haven't use Ubuntu for a few years, things changed:)  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2014-01-06. Score: 3

I will give you another way to input Chinese without installing any software.

1. Enter [Gmail](https://mail.google.com) setting
2. In General setting, under Language
3. Check "**Enable input tools - Use various text input tools to type in the language of your choice**", and Click **Edit tools** choose 拼音 or 漢語拼音
4. You can type Chinese when you are writing email.

![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5OjjYC-e-zg/UsqXsKr8yuI/AAAAAAAAaVM/OQ4GjEDnY78/w379-h203-no/2014-01-06_192816.jpg)

And I believe it works with [Google Drive](http://drive.google.com/) too.


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