Search for a Handwritten Character

Use Handwriting Search to enter Hanja when you don't know the phonetic reading.


  1. On the Language Bar, click IME Pad (), then click Handwriting ().
    The Handwriting applet is displayed.

  2. Click Clear to erase any hand-drawn image in the input frame.

  3. Click Recog to enable automatic recognition after each stroke.

  4. Draw the unknown Hanja in the left input frame.
    If Recog was enabled the contents of the right frame change with each stroke. Otherwise click Recog now. A list of Hanja and other symbols similar to the character you have drawn appear in the right frame.

  5. When the Hanja you want to input appears in the list, click it.

  6. When you are finished, close the IME Pad window.

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