Heteronym Reading
Applicable IME: Microsoft New Phonetic IME
Some Chinese characters have heteronym readings, for example, "豪雨重 (ㄓㄨㄥˋ) 創" and "重 (ㄔㄨㄥˊ) 修耗資甚大". The New Phonetic IME provides the Heteronym reading function for you to select the correct characters.
How to choose Heteronym readings:
- Place the cursor in front of the character to be modified
- Press the Correction button on the Language Bar, and the Candidate list will show all characters with the phonetic reading of ㄓㄨㄥˋ.
- Click the Heteronym reading button to see the two readings of "重"
- The candidates in the Candidate list will change according to different readings selected.
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