# Compare Jianlai’s Chinese 26-key and nine-key layouts with one passage Language: en Canonical: [Compare Jianlai’s Chinese 26-key and nine-key layouts with one passage]() 中文：[中文 HTML]() English: [English HTML]() Published: 2026-11-15T00:00:00+08:00 Modified: 2026-11-15T09:50:10+08:00 Author: Bison Keep language and theme fixed while checking layout selection, candidate confirmation and editing. English translation of the [Chinese original](), translated on 2026-11-15. Original publication dates, attribution, code and version notes are retained. Keep language and theme fixed while checking layout selection, candidate confirmation and editing. ## 1. Fix Chinese input and a verifiable passage Select Chinese input in enabled Jianlai and record original layout, theme and size. Prepare a common phrase you can read and verify, such as “明天见”. This is practice text, not a supplied vocabulary-accuracy benchmark. Establish typing in an ordinary note rather than a password or dedicated phone field. Preserve original text and settings without clearing candidate history. The comparison concerns completing the same text with two key arrangements, not certifying one vocabulary as universally more accurate. ## 2. Identify both choices in the actual layout list Official screenshots list Chinese 26-key and Chinese nine-key choices. Find them in the installed layout controls and record the selected state. If names differ, identify actual labels and preview instead of using a fixed tap count. Other custom names in a screenshot do not promise every scheme, dictionary or import path is publicly available. Use the two real Chinese layouts and preserve other entries rather than delete personal configurations to manufacture a clean list. ## 3. Complete the passage with 26 keys first Select 26 keys, return to the note and confirm the arrangement changed while Jianlai remains active. Enter the passage using the current Chinese method. For pinyin, use its known pronunciation and choose the intended text from actual candidates; identical candidate ranking is not required for everyone. Inspect final text, punctuation and insertion position. Separate composition from committed text. A candidate containing the phrase is not insertion, and without a timed procedure no typing-speed result should be invented. ## 4. Change only to nine keys and repeat Save the first result, select nine keys and retain the note, Chinese language, theme and target passage. Follow actual key labels or prompts to enter the relevant groups and select candidates. Do not reuse 26-key coordinates or a numeric sequence from another keyboard’s diagram. Nine-key disambiguation may differ, and candidate-order differences alone are not wrong document text. Verify the final phrase character by character, recording composition and selection separately. Copying the previous text is not evidence of completing this round. ## 5. Check editing with one practice correction In each round, add a small nonsensitive practice segment with one deliberate identifiable error, then correct it using visible deletion and candidate controls. Preserve the original note and vocabulary. Record whether deletion occurred during composition or after commitment because the inspected state differs. Cursor placement and selection may belong to the host, not a newly added Jianlai gesture. Unpublished swipe deletion, whole-sentence undo and automatic-correction rules are not mandatory steps; use the real controls for one small correction. ## 6. Check digits, punctuation and spaces Append an ordinary digit and punctuation mark to the passage, observing the available page in each layout and checking document output. Changing Chinese layout does not guarantee identical symbol arrangements or identical space-bar behaviour during and after composition. Finish composition before inspecting a desired space, using the separate space-bar lesson if needed. Record visited pages and visible controls only. Finding one symbol does not establish complete symbol coverage, and untested holds or shortcuts remain pending. Preserve both final texts for comparison. ## 7. Diagnose language, layout and candidate state If selecting nine keys leaves the old arrangement, check application and active extension. If keys change but candidates differ unexpectedly, inspect Chinese language, entered pronunciation and composition state. If the document is unchanged, inspect candidate confirmation and focus. These layers are not one generic nine-key incompatibility. Restore one language or layout condition at a time without also changing theme, account or permissions. Retain version, real layout name and a nonsensitive phrase; do not infer unknown vocabulary mechanisms or certify all Chinese input from one phrase. ## 8. Restore the preferred layout and retain both rounds Return to your preferred layout and type a short marker to confirm it, retaining both original passages and corrections. Explain layout selection, composition/candidates, final text and editing separately instead of supplying only keyboard pictures. Candidate counts, exact speed and long-term error rates were not measured, so no quantitative conclusion follows. Re-identify controls and samples after device, Chinese scheme or version changes. One 26-key/nine-key comparison does not certify every custom layout and host on physical devices. ## Related tutorials and sources [Space-bar behaviour](), [Input languages](). Checked on November 15, 2026 against [Apple public lookup]() and the [official App Store information and screenshots]() it lists: version 1.0.5, requiring iOS / iPadOS 16.0 or later, with identity and version cross-checked against China lookup. Tasks use published capabilities; identify actual controls in your installed version. External records are acceptable. Keep expectations separate from observations; no physical-device or universal input-environment test is claimed. [Official Apple screenshot: Chinese layouts]().