What is Google pinyin input?

Google pinyin input

In Chinese, pinyin means Spell-sounds. Google pinyin input is the most commonly used system for transcribing or spelling the Chinese sounds.

Google pinyin is developed and made public by ‘Google china’ on April 4, 2007. They made it available on Windows, Android, Linux and iOS (mac OS). Google Pinyin input enables the user to type in Chinese. Pinyin input is the code of all the characters in Chinese.

The main necessity of Google pinyin input is that he/she should gain some knowledge about Chinese pronunciation of characters before getting used Google pinyin input. This also stands as a disadvantage for pinyin input.

• ‘pin’ means spell.
• ‘yin­’ means sound.

So, pinyin in Chinese means Spell-sounds. Google pinyin input is the most commonly used system for transcribing or spelling the Chinese sounds. Pinyin is extremely useful to all, and it is the foundation for Chinese learning. This is not because we are learning Chinese, actually it is the first thing that Chinese children learn at school.

So even if you don’t know Chinese characters you can type pinyin and Chinese people will understand too. You cannot pronounce Pinyin as if it were English.

Get familiar with pinyin

From around 1950 the demand for this word ‘pinyin’ has ballooned. There are 409 sounds in Chinese and experts say even if the count is bigger, it is easy to learn Chinese. Pinyin chart helps you to know the pronunciation of every character in Chinese. Pinyin chart will be available in the market and also available online itself. You can easily open the chart from the below link and can have a glance over them.

• Pinyin Chart.
• Pinyin chart with audio/sounds.

Google pinyin input on android.

By default, all the android mobiles will have Google keyboard installed with them. This is because Google manages everything related to Android. We have around 500 languages available with this Google keyboard. We can customize or even add a new language based on the user priority.

Click here and install in your android device.

Adding another language is a matter of seconds with Google keyboard. In Google keyboard to change the language click on the globe on bottom left >  Now change to language you wish. But to do so you must have included that language in the keyboard previously.

For example, adding a new language like Chinese (pinyin) to a keyboard, follow the steps discussed under the below sub-heading.  

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How to use Google pinyin keyboard on Android mobiles:

As we have already discussed that Google keyboard has nearly 500 languages, Chinese is one among them. We have two styles available in Chinese(Pinyin) language with the Google keyboard. One is ‘Simplified’ and the other is ‘Traditional’. While most of us use simplified, it is hard to use traditional keyboards. Traditional keyboards have everything detailed, and a user cannot go with it unless he has an in-depth knowledge in that language. Simplified keyboard is always the best one.

With android mobiles, it is very easy to set up a Google pinyin keyboard and go with it. When you don’t have a Google keyboard already installed in your mobile, please install it from the Playstore. Follow the steps below to use Google pinyin keyboard on android mobiles.

• 1. Click settings.
• 2. Scroll down until you get to “languages and input”, click on that.
• 3. click on ‘languages’ and then click on the ‘Add a language’ option.
• 4. Scroll down until you get Chinese or you can search for that in the search bar, select the first option, and again select the first option and you are ready to go.

In keyboard to change the language, click on the globe on bottom left, now change to Chinese pinyin language option, enjoy typing in Chinese.

Click here and install in your android device.

Google pinyin input Problem in android | Resolve it now.

Users often face a problem with Google keyboard. And this is not at all issue to search in Google. You have three to four steps in clearing the problem. Every time we face an issue with android applications, please make sure to clear the app cache and force stop that app for that time. Then restart your android device. For sure, you’ll get the issue cleared. If the problem still persists, then it is time to take next steps toward searching on Google for solution.

In the same way if we have some problem with Google pinyin keyboards, go through the below steps and you can solve the issue with no time.

• 1. Go to Settings.
• 2. Find ‘Manage apps’ and select it.
• 3.  Scroll down to Select ‘Google pinyin input’.
• 4. You’ll be shown some buttons. Tap on ‘clear data’ .
• 5. Tap on ‘App permissions, > Restrict data usage > un-tick once and tick again all the options.
• 6. Restart use the phone. Now your problem is solved. You can use the Google pinyin keyboard as usual.

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How to use pinyin keyboard on iPhone or any iOS?

Devices with iOS like iPhone, iPad, iPod and etc., do not have an in-built Google pinyin keyboard. If an iOS user wants to install it then he need to get it in the App store. Or click the link below to get that app from App store.

Click here and install it in your iOS device.

On the other hand, iOS provide inbuilt keyboard. In which we can add additional languages and thus type in that language. In the same way, we can use pinyin keyboard in the iPhone’s keyboard just by following the steps mentioned here.

• 1. In your apple device, Go to Settings.
•  2. Select ‘General’.
• 3. Tap on ‘keyboard’.
• 4. Now, Select ‘Keyboards’.
• 5. Tap on ‘Add new keyboards’.
• 6. Search and select ‘Chinese (simplified)’.
• 7.  Select the first option (Qwerty).
• 8.  Now you have all set to go with pinyin input.  

How to use pinyin in windows?

Google pinyin input is not available with windows. However, we can type in Chinese (Pinyin). It is made available within the language settings of every window OS. To enable pinyin input in windows, follow the steps mentioned below.

• 1. Click the Windows icon (start button) in the bottom-left.
• 2. Click on settings.
• 3. Find ‘Time and language’ and Click on it.
• 4. Now, Select the regional language on the left menu.
• 5. You’ll see a ‘+’ plus symbol. Tao, it to ‘Add a language’.
• 6. Select ‘Chinese simplified’.
• 7. Select the first option (Simplified keyboard).
• 8.  Exit out of settings.
• 9. Now to get the pinyin keyboard enabled, click on the “ENG” at the bottom-right of your screen and select Chinese simplified.

Conclusion:

Google’s Android authority provides keyboards in all the possible languages (registered). And we can access any language from the Google keyboard. For this, all that you need is a ‘Google keyboard’. If you do not have Google keyboard in your mobile, download it from the Playstore or the Appstore. And Go to settings > Languages and inputs > Add a language > select your language (language you wish for) > Go back and change the language in Google keyboard by tapping on the globe symbol > enjoy typing.

There are 409 sounds in Chinese and experts say even the if the count is bigger, it is easy to learn Chinese. Pinyin chart will show you every character and its pronunciation. Pinyin chart will be available in the market and also available in the online itself. You can easily open the chart from the below link and can have a glance over them.

The main disadvantage of Google pinyin input is that he/she should gain some knowledge about Chinese pronunciation of characters before getting used Google pinyin input.

Hint: Users often face a problem with Google keyboard. And this is not at all issue to search in Google. You have three to four steps in clearing the problem. Every time we face an issue with android applications, please clear the app cache and force stop that app for that time. Then restart your android device. For sure, they will clear the issue. If the problem still persists, then it is time to take next steps toward searching on Google for solution.

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