Traditional Chinese input method (TIM)

This section discusses the Traditional Chinese input methods (TIM).

The Traditional Chinese character set contains more than 100,000 characters, but only about 5000 are frequently used. Each character comprises one to five components known as radicals.

The pronunciation of Traditional Chinese is represented by phonetic symbols called Dsu-Yin or Bo-Po-Mo-Fo. There are 37 phonetic symbols, as well as four intonation indicators. Chinese characters are represented by one to three phonetic symbols. The character can include one intonation symbol. The omission of an intonation symbol implies a fifth intonation accent.