posted by alextret on January 23, 2011 | 3 comments
I wonder, is it possible to enter a "small 儿" on a Windows computer, such as the one many textbooks would use in expressions such as 有点儿? I very much suspect that I am entering this not "correctly", because attaching an 儿 at the end is quite a bit of a pain (I have to confirm the 有点 part first).
More generally, where can one find detailed information on how to use Microsoft IME and similar? There is plenty of info on how to install it, but I am more interested in info such as that one has to enter lv to represent 旅 (the "v" part is not obvious, of course). I suspect, there are other tricks I am not aware of.
@alextret,
Not sure if this is your question, but are you typing "er" into the IME to generate the "儿" character, or just "r"? Typing "youdianer" gives me 有点儿 right away with no problem.
--dave
Just typing youdianer results in 有嗲呢让 on Windows 7.
I can fix this by typing youdian'er, which does result in 有点儿.
But, it is a regular 儿, not the small one. I wonder if there is some majic character I could type (such as v in lvyou for 旅游), just one, rather than three ('er).
@alextret,
The regular 儿 is the right one. There is no such kind of special character for the er sound 儿.
Using ' to divide a consonant and a vowel of two characters is the correct and standard way to do :)
--Echo
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