Input method for handheld electronic equipment and handheld electronic equipment

The invention relates to the technical field of electronic equipment correlation, in particular to an input method for handheld electronic equipment and the handheld electronic equipment. The handheld electronic equipment comprises a touch display. The input method for the handheld electronic equipment comprises the following steps of: acquiring contact for a touch sensitive display; displaying the moving track of the movement on the touch sensitive display according to the movement of the contact; obtaining a character image according to the moving track; and displaying the character image in a character input area. According to the input method for the handheld electronic equipment and the handheld electronic equipment, which are disclosed by the invention, the moving track is directly used as the character image and is displayed in the character input area. The selection of alternative characters by users is avoided, so that the input time of the users is greatly saved.