gau2 fong1 syu1 jap6 faat3九方輸入法九方输入法
Jyutpinggau2 fong1 syu1 jap6 faat3
Yalegáu fōng syū yahp faat
Definition
Q9 Input Method; a Chinese character input method based on a nine-key grid.
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How it's used
Q9 is a shape based input system that relies on the visual components of Chinese characters rather than their pronunciation. It is particularly popular among older generations in Hong Kong who may not be familiar with Jyutping or Pinyin. Users often refer to it simply as 九方 to distinguish it from other methods like 速成 or 倉頡.
Examples
Do you usually use the Q9 input method?
Learning the Q9 input method is actually quite easy to pick up.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
