Method and Keyboard for Inputting Chinese Characters and Electronic Apparatus Containing the Keyboard

A method for inputting Chinese characters, applicable to Chinese characters input on a keyboard, wherein the keyboard comprises

• an initial consonant inputting region and a compound vowel inputting region;
• the initial consonant inputting region comprising multiple initial consonant keys, with each of the initial consonant keys indicating at least one initial consonant;
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• the compound vowel inputting region comprising multiple compound vowel keys, with each of the compound vowel keys indicating at least one compound vowel;
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• the method for inputting Chinese characters comprising the steps of:
• acquiring corresponding initial consonant and compound vowel(s), in response to the input of an initial consonant key in the initial consonant inputting region and the input of a compound vowel key (or compound vowel keys) in the compound vowel inputting region, or, acquiring corresponding compound vowel, in response to the input of a compound vowel key in the compound vowel inputting region;
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• displaying the Chinese character consistent with the combination of the initial consonant and compound vowel(s) or the Chinese character consistent with the compound vowel in accordance with a predefined rule.