Convert Chinese Hanzi Characters to Pinyin

How to Convert Hanzi (汉字) to Pinyin (拼音) Online

Pinyin phonetically spells out the prononciation of Chinese characters. Almost all pinyin words include one of four tones which indicate the inflection which the character is to be read. This inflection is very important when speaking Chinese because different inflections of words can make them mean completely different things. For example, 砍树 (kǎn shù) means "chop tree", but 看书 (kàn shū) means "read book".

This converter works instantly, is mobile-friendly, and is entirely in-browser which provides you with a private experience. It will also intelligently determine pinyin for characters with multiple different possiple pinyin values, for example, the character "了" can either be "le" or "liǎo" based on its context.

Input your hanzi into the box on the left and it will be instantly transformed into pinyin.

You can select from multiple different formatting options. This includes numbers for the tones (1, 2, 3, or 4), pinyin right next to the characters, and pinyin underneath each line of characters.