Method and device for obtaining expression pictures

The invention discloses a method and a device for acquiring an expression picture, and belongs to the field of internet communication. The method comprises the following steps: carrying out word segmentation on input contents to obtain at least one word; according to the words obtained through word segmentation, obtaining expression pictures corresponding to the words, obtaining an expression picture set, wherein the expression picture set comprises at least one expression picture; and selecting at least one expression picture matched with the input content for use from the expression pictureset, and taking the at least one expression picture as a candidate expression picture to be sent. The device comprises a word segmentation module, an acquisition module and a selection module. The sending efficiency of the emoticon picture can be improved, and the flexibility of obtaining the emoticon picture is improved. 本发明公开了一种获取表情图片的方法及装置，属于互联网通信领域。所述方法包括：对输入内容进行分词，得到至少一个词语；根据分词得到的词语，获取所述词语对应的表情图片，得到表情图片集合，所述表情图片集合包括至