How to enter Chinese character U+6C41 with Windows input?

Question

Character U+6C41 looks like

or

and spelled as zhī.

But when I am entering zhi in Windows, then nothing similar appears:

Can I hint Windows somehow about tone or something?

UPDATE

The question is general. Suppose I don't know Unicode of the character and just using input method. I know only what is required to use input method, i.e. pinyin.

Answer 1

You could use Alt+x feature in Unicode-aware applications like Microsoft Word you can insert Unicode characters by typing the hex value of the character then typing Alt+x (this means press x letter while holding Alt key).

For instance, in Sticky Notes:

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