RIME Sogou Shuangpin Setup Summary

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Here’s a comprehensive summary of what’s been set up and what you now have:

What Was Installed

Squirrel (鼠须管) v1.1.2 — the macOS frontend for the RIME Input Method Engine.

Installed via brew install --cask squirrel
Location: /Library/Input Methods/Squirrel.app
Config dir: ~/Library/Rime/

rime-ice (雾凇拼音) — the best community-maintained RIME dictionary/schemas package.

Installed via plum (RIME package manager) into ~/Library/Rime/
Source: iDvel/rime-ice

What’s In Your ~/Library/Rime/

default.custom.yaml          ← Your schema selection (Sogou shuangpin)
double_pinyin_sogou.schema.yaml  ← Sogou shuangpin schema (from rime-ice)
cn_dicts/                    ← 6 Chinese dictionaries (~2.2M words)
  ├── 41448.dict.yaml        ← 41,448 most common chars
  ├── 8105.dict.yaml         ← 8,105 standard chars (GB2312+)
  ├── base.dict.yaml         ← Base dictionary
  ├── ext.dict.yaml          ← Extended vocabulary
  ├── others.dict.yaml       ← Supplementary words
  └── tencent.dict.yaml      ← Tencent corpus (modern slang, names)
en_dicts/                    ← English mixed-input dictionaries
  ├── en.dict.yaml           ← English words
  ├── en_ext.dict.yaml       ← Extended English
  └── cn_en_sogou.txt        ← Chinese-English mixed terms (Sogou-specific)
lua/                         ← Lua plugins (auto-cap, date, emoji, etc.)
opencc/                      ← OpenCC (emoji, traditional/simplified conversion)
squirrel.yaml                ← Squirrel appearance config (from rime-ice)
symbols_v.yaml               ← Press V for symbol picker
symbols_caps_v.yaml          ← CapsLock+V for more symbols
custom_phrase.txt            ← Your custom phrases (empty, for you to fill)

Features You Get Out of the Box

Feature	How to use
Sogou double pinyin	Just type normally — it’s your default schema
Huge dictionary	2.2M+ Chinese words, modern slang, internet terms
English mixed input	Type English words inline without switching (e.g. “hello” works)
Emoji input	Type emoji names in Chinese, get emoji candidates
Symbol picker	Press `V` then a key for symbols (arrows, math, currency)
Date/time	Type `rq` (日期) for date, `sj` (时间) for time, `xq` (星期) for weekday
Custom phrases	Edit `~/Library/Rime/custom_phrase.txt` to add your own
Traditional Chinese	Built-in OpenCC conversion available

Key Shortcuts (Default Squirrel Keybindings)

RIME Deploy Workflow

Whenever you edit any file in ~/Library/Rime/:

Click the Squirrel icon in the menu bar
Click “重新部署” (Deploy)
Wait for compilation (~10-30s first time, instant after)

Or use keyboard: Ctrl+Option+` (if configured).

Customization Tips

Appearance — edit ~/Library/Rime/squirrel.custom.yaml:

patch:
  style/font_face: "PingFang SC"
  style/font_point: 16
  style/horizontal: false          # vertical candidate list
  style/candidate_format: "%c. %@" # show number labels

Add more schemas — edit ~/Library/Rime/default.custom.yaml:

patch:
  schema_list:
    - schema: double_pinyin_sogou
    - schema: rime_ice          # full pinyin as fallback

Custom phrases — edit ~/Library/Rime/custom_phrase.txt:

# format: word<Tab>pinyin<Tab>priority
github	github	100

Update rime-ice (pull latest dicts/schemas):

cd ~/Library/Rime && bash plum/bin/rime-install iDvel/rime-ice:others/recipes/full

Switching From WeChat IME

WeChat IME is closed-source and phones home to Tencent
Squirrel is 100% local, zero telemetry, fully offline
All config is plain YAML — version-controllable, portable
Your Sogou muscle memory transfers directly (same key mappings)

Log out / log back in
System Settings → Keyboard → Text Input → Edit → add “Squirrel”
Switch to Squirrel via menu bar or Ctrl+`
Click Deploy (重新部署) — wait for dictionary build
Start typing — you should see Sogou shuangpin working with rich candidates

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