The invention discloses an input method and device, terminal equipment and a storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: displaying a first virtual keyboard according to an information input triggering event, wherein the first virtual keyboard comprises a first key; displaying a second virtual keyboard according to the operation of the user on the first key, wherein the second virtual keyboard comprises a second key; and inputting a target character according to the operation of the user on the second key. On one hand, the problems of multiple user operation times and low character input efficiency during character input are solved, and the effect of improving the character input efficiency is achieved. And on the other hand, the display content of each virtual keyboard is enabled to have higher directivity through hierarchical display of the virtual keyboards, and compared with a one-time comprehensive display keyboard, the display area of a single keyboard can be reduced, the area of a visual area, except the keyboard, of a screen can be increased, and the user experience can be improved.