In China, the usual way of writing a character on a computer is to enter its pronunciation using Roman letters, then choose from a list of possible options (most characters have many homonyms).

• 在中国，要将汉字写入电脑，通常是用罗马字母输入汉字拼音，然后从提示字单选项（大多数汉字有许多同音异形字）中选择所输汉字。