There is something wrong with Chinese input mode
Nobody has claimed this yet.
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 15.2k
- Forks
- 1.5k
- Avg merge
- 3d 18h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 6
Description
Describe the bug

I bound jk to <esc>
when I type Chinese in pinyin(spelling), if the spelling(pinyin) is start with j, then this will lead conflict->when I choose the Chinese Character, there will be a j following.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Go to '...'
- Click on '....'
- Scroll down to '....'
- See error
Expected behavior
A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
Screenshots
If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.
If remapping-related, please attach log output: https://github.com/VSCodeVim/Vim#debugging-remappings.
Environment (please complete the following information):
- Extension (VsCodeVim) version:
- VSCode version:
- OS: Win10
Additional context
Add any other context about the problem here.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with the jk mapping and Chinese pinyin input, using the attached screenshots and GIF as behavioral references. Check the remapping debug output described in the debugging-remappings link; done means selecting a character whose pinyin starts with j no longer inserts an extra j.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100