# Typing Chinese characters with SunPinyin screencast

SunPinyin (an open source implementation of pinyin input method) allows typing Chinese characters with a standard Western keyboard. The screencast demonstrates how pinyin typed by the user is changed to Chinese characters and how the software suggests the best choice. Shows free software: LibreOffice Writer and SunPinyin with IBus running on Kubuntu Linux (KDE), and free fonts: Linux Libertine O (20px) and Noto Sans CJK. Recorded using SimpleScreenRecorder.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2022
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: Derbeth
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Typing_Chinese_characters_with_SunPinyin_screencast.webm)
- Licence or status: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Derbeth
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/115401364?play=1)