1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving composition inputs in an input method editor environment, the composition inputs based on user inputs; identifying candidate selections in the input method editor environment based on the composition inputs, each candidate selection comprising one or more ideograms; receiving in the input method editor environment a search command, the search command based on a user input; selecting one of the candidate selections in response to the search command; and providing the selected candidate selection and the search command to a search engine interface external to the input method editor environment.