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Mandarin Chinese Romanization:
Comparing Pīnyīn to the Yale and Wade-Giles Systems
This is the first of three tables you can use to look
up a how a Mandarin Chinese sound is spelled with roman letters and compare
how it is spelled in two other major romanizaion system—especially
useful if you run across a spelling in a system you're less familiar with.
On this page, the focus is on the Pīnyīn system.
Click a letter in the index just below to view the sounds it begins in
the Pīnyīn system (alphabetized in the first column), along with
the corresponding spellings in the Yale and Wade-Giles systems.
Click
to return to the top of this page.
You can also look up romanization by the
Wade-Giles
system and
Yale
system.
Pīnyīn |
Yale |
Wade-Giles |
a |
a |
a |
ai |
ai |
ai |
an |
an |
an |
ang |
ang |
ang |
ao |
au |
ao |
|
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Pīnyīn |
Yale |
Wade-Giles |
ba |
ba |
pa |
bai |
bai |
pai |
ban |
ban |
pan |
bang |
bang |
pang |
bao |
bau |
pao |
bei |
bei |
pei |
ben |
ben |
pen |
beng |
beng |
peng |
bi |
bi |
pi |
bian |
byan |
pien |
biao |
byau |
piao |
bie |
bye |
pieh |
bin |
bin |
pin |
bing |
bing |
ping |
bo |
bwo |
po |
bu |
bu |
pu |
|
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Pīnyīn |
Yale |
Wade-Giles |
ca |
tsa |
ts`a |
cai |
tsai |
ts`ai |
can |
tsan |
ts`an |
cang |
tsang |
ts`ang |
cao |
tsau |
ts`ao |
ce |
tse |
ts`e |
cen |
tsen |
ts`en |
ceng |
tseng |
ts`eng |
cha |
cha |
ch`a |
chai |
chai |
ch`ai |
chan |
chan |
ch`an |
chang |
chang |
ch`ang |
chao |
chau |
ch`ao |
che |
che |
ch`e |
chen |
chen |
ch`en |
cheng |
cheng |
ch`eng |
chi |
chr |
ch`ih |
chong |
chung |
ch`ung |
chou |
chou |
ch`ou |
chu |
chu |
ch`u |
chuai |
chwai |
ch`uai |
chuan |
chwan |
ch`uan |
chuang |
chwang |
ch`uang |
chui |
chwei |
ch`ui |
chun |
chwun |
ch`un |
chuo |
chwo |
ch`o |
ci |
tsz |
tz`u |
cong |
tsung |
ts`ung |
cou |
tsou |
ts`ou |
cu |
tsu |
ts`u |
cuan |
tswan |
ts`uan |
cui |
tswei |
ts`ui |
cun |
tswun |
ts`un |
cuo |
tswo |
ts`o |
|
|
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Pīnyīn |
Yale |
Wade-Giles |
da |
da |
ta |
dai |
dai |
tai |
dan |
dan |
tan |
dang |
dang |
tang |
dao |
dau |
tao |
de |
de |
te |
deng |
deng |
teng |
di |
di |
ti |
dian |
dyan |
tien |
diao |
dyau |
tiao |
die |
dye |
tieh |
ding |
ding |
ting |
diu |
dyou |
tiu |
dong |
dung |
tung |
dou |
dou |
tou |
du |
du |
tu |
duan |
dwan |
tuan |
dui |
dwei |
tui |
dun |
dwun |
tun |
duo |
dwo |
to |
|
|
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Pīnyīn |
Yale |
Wade-Giles |
e |
e |
e |
en |
en |
en |
er |
er |
erh |
|
|
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Pīnyīn |
Yale |
Wade-Giles |
fa |
fa |
fa |
fan |
fan |
fan |
fang |
fang |
fang |
fei |
fei |
fei |
fen |
fen |
fen |
feng |
feng |
feng |
fo |
fwo |
fo |
fou |
fou |
fou |
fu |
fu |
fu |
|
|
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Pīnyīn |
Yale |
Wade-Giles |
ga |
ga |
ka |
gai |
gai |
kai |
gan |
gan |
kan |
gang |
gang |
kang |
gao |
gau |
kao |
ge |
ge |
ko |
gei |
gei |
kei |
gen |
gen |
ken |
geng |
geng |
keng |
gong |
gung |
kung |
gou |
gou |
kou |
gu |
gu |
ku |
gua |
gwa |
kua |
guai |
gwai |
kuai |
guan |
gwan |
kuan |
guang |
gwang |
kuang |
gui |
gwei |
kuei |
gun |
gwun |
kun |
guo |
gwo |
kuo |
|
|
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Pīnyīn |
Yale |
Wade-Giles |
ha |
ha |
ha |
hai |
hai |
hai |
han |
han |
han |
hang |
hang |
hang |
hao |
hau |
hao |
he |
he |
ho |
hei |
hei |
hei |
hen |
hen |
hen |
heng |
heng |
heng |
hong |
hung |
hung |
hou |
hou |
hou |
hu |
hu |
hu |
hua |
hwa |
hua |
huai |
hwai |
huai |
huan |
hwan |
huan |
huang |
hwang |
huang |
hui |
hwei |
hui |
hun |
hwun |
hun |
huo |
hwo |
huo |
|
|
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Pīnyīn |
Yale |
Wade-Giles |
ji |
ji |
chi |
jia |
jya |
chia |
jian |
jyan |
chien |
jiang |
jyang |
chiang |
jiao |
jyau |
chiao |
jie |
jyang |
chieh |
jin |
jin |
chin |
jing |
jing |
ching |
jiong |
jyung |
chiung |
jiu |
jyou |
chiu |
ju |
jyu |
chü |
juan |
jywan |
chüan |
jue |
jywe |
chüeh |
jun |
jyun |
chün |
|
|
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Pīnyīn |
Yale |
Wade-Giles |
ka |
ka |
k`a |
kai |
kai |
k`ai |
kan |
kan |
k`an |
kang |
kang |
k`ang |
kao |
kau |
k`ao |
ke |
kau |
k`o |
ken |
ke |
k`en |
keng |
ken |
k`eng |
kong |
kung |
k`ung |
kou |
kou |
k`ou |
ku |
ku |
k`u |
kua |
kwa |
k`ua |
kuai |
kwai |
k`uai |
kuan |
kwan |
k`uan |
kuang |
kwang |
k`uang |
kui |
kwei |
k`uei |
kun |
kwun |
k`un |
kuo |
kwo |
k`uo |
|
|
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Pīnyīn |
Yale |
Wade-Giles |
la |
la |
la |
lai |
lai |
lai |
lan |
lan |
lan |
lang |
lang |
lang |
lao |
lau |
lao |
le |
le |
le |
lei |
lei |
lei |
leng |
leng |
leng |
li |
li |
li |
lian |
lya |
lien |
liang |
lyan |
liang |
liao |
lyau |
liao |
lie |
lye |
lieh |
lin |
lin |
lin |
ling |
ling |
ling |
liu |
lyou |
liu |
long |
lo |
lung |
lou |
lung |
lou |
lu |
lou |
lu |
lü |
lyu |
lü |
luan |
lwan |
luan |
lue |
lywe |
lüeh |
lun |
lwun |
lun |
luo |
lwo |
lo |
|
|
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Pīnyīn |
Yale |
Wade-Giles |
ma |
ma |
ma |
mai |
mai |
mai |
man |
man |
man |
mang |
mang |
mang |
mao |
mau |
mao |
mei |
mei |
mei |
men |
men |
men |
meng |
meng |
meng |
mi |
mi |
mi |
mian |
myan |
mien |
miao |
myau |
miao |
mie |
mye |
mieh |
min |
ming |
min |
ming |
ming |
ming |
miu |
myou |
miu |
mo |
mwo |
mo |
mou |
mou |
mou |
mu |
mu |
mu |
|
|
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Pīnyīn |
Yale |
Wade-Giles |
na |
na |
na |
nai |
nai |
nai |
nan |
nan |
nan |
nang |
nang |
nang |
nao |
nau |
nao |
nei |
nei |
nei |
nen |
nen |
nen |
neng |
neng |
neng |
ni |
ni |
ni |
nian |
nyan |
nien |
niang |
nyang |
niang |
niao |
nyau |
niao |
nie |
nye |
nieh |
nin |
nin |
nin |
ning |
ning |
ning |
niu |
nyou |
niu |
nong |
nung |
nung |
nou |
nou |
nou |
nu |
nu |
nu |
nü |
nyu |
nü |
nuan |
nwan |
nuan |
nue |
nywe |
nüeh |
nuo |
now |
no |
|
|
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Pīnyīn |
Yale |
Wade-Giles |
ou |
ou |
ou |
|
|
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Pīnyīn |
Yale |
Wade-Giles |
pa |
pa |
p`a |
pai |
pai |
p`ai |
pan |
pan |
p`an |
pang |
pang |
p`ang |
pao |
pau |
p`ao |
pei |
pei |
p`ei |
pen |
pen |
p`en |
peng |
peng |
p`eng |
pi |
pi |
p`i |
pian |
pyan |
p`ien |
piao |
pyau |
p`iao |
pie |
pye |
p`ieh |
pin |
pin |
p`in |
ping |
ping |
p`ing |
po |
pwo |
p`o |
pou |
pou |
p`ou |
pu |
pu |
p`u |
|
|
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Pīnyīn |
Yale |
Wade-Giles |
qi |
chi |
ch`i |
qia |
chya |
ch`ia |
qian |
chyan |
ch`ien |
qiang |
chyang |
ch`iang |
qiao |
chyau |
ch`iao |
qie |
chye |
ch`ieh |
qin |
chin |
ch`in |
qing |
ching |
ch`ing |
qiong |
chyung |
ch`iung |
qiu |
chyou |
ch`iu |
qu |
chyu |
ch`ü |
quan |
chywan |
ch`üan |
que |
chywe |
ch`üeh |
qun |
chyun |
ch`ün |
|
|
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Pīnyīn |
Yale |
Wade-Giles |
ran |
ran |
jan |
rang |
rang |
jang |
rao |
rau |
jao |
re |
re |
je |
ren |
ren |
jen |
reng |
reng |
jeng |
ri |
r |
jih |
rong |
rung |
jung |
rou |
rou |
jou |
ru |
ru |
ju |
ruan |
rwan |
juan |
rui |
rwei |
jui |
run |
rwun |
jun |
ruo |
rwo |
jo |
|
|
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Pīnyīn |
Yale |
Wade-Giles |
sa |
sa |
sa |
sai |
sai |
sai |
san |
san |
san |
sang |
sang |
sang |
sao |
sau |
sao |
se |
se |
se |
sen |
sen |
sen |
seng |
seng |
seng |
sha |
sha |
sha |
shai |
shai |
shai |
shan |
shan |
shan |
shang |
shang |
shang |
shao |
shau |
shao |
she |
she |
she |
shen |
shen |
shen |
sheng |
sheng |
sheng |
shi |
shr |
shih |
shou |
shou |
shou |
shu |
shu |
shu |
shua |
shwa |
shua |
shuai |
shwai |
shuai |
shuan |
shwan |
shuan |
shuang |
shwang |
shuang |
shui |
shwei |
shui |
shun |
shwun |
shun |
shuo |
shwo |
shuo |
si |
sz |
ssu |
song |
sung |
sung |
sou |
sou |
sou |
su |
su |
su |
suan |
swan |
suan |
sui |
swei |
sui |
sun |
swun |
sun |
suo |
swo |
so |
|
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Pīnyīn |
Yale |
Wade-Giles |
ta |
ta |
t`a |
tai |
tai |
t`ai |
tan |
tan |
t`an |
tang |
tang |
t`ang |
tao |
tau |
t`ao |
te |
te |
t`e |
teng |
teng |
t`eng |
ti |
ti |
t`i |
tian |
tyan |
t`ien |
tiao |
tyau |
t`iao |
tie |
tye |
t`ieh |
ting |
ting |
t`ing |
tong |
tung |
t`ung |
tou |
tou |
t`ou |
tu |
tu |
t`u |
tuan |
twan |
t`uan |
tui |
twei |
t`ui |
tun |
twun |
t`un |
tuo |
two |
t`o |
|
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Pīnyīn |
Yale |
Wade-Giles |
wa |
wa |
wa |
wai |
wai |
wai |
wan |
wan |
wan |
wang |
wang |
wang |
wei |
wei |
wei |
wen |
wen |
wen |
weng |
weng |
weng |
wo |
wo |
wo |
wu |
wu |
wu |
|
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Pīnyīn |
Yale |
Wade-Giles |
xi |
xyi |
hsi |
xia |
sya |
hsia |
xian |
syan |
hsien |
xiang |
syang |
hsiang |
xiao |
syau |
hsiao |
xie |
sye |
hsieh |
xin |
syin |
hsin |
xing |
sying |
hsing |
xiong |
syung |
hsiung |
xiu |
syou |
hsiu |
xu |
syu |
hsü |
xuan |
sywan |
hsüan |
xue |
sywe |
hsüeh |
xun |
syun |
hsün |
|
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Pīnyīn |
Yale |
Wade-Giles |
ya |
ya |
ya |
yai |
yai |
yai |
yan |
yan |
yen |
yang |
yang |
yang |
yao |
yau |
yao |
ye |
ye |
yeh |
yi |
yi |
i |
yin |
yin |
yin |
ying |
ying |
ying |
yo |
yo |
yo |
yong |
yung |
yung |
you |
you |
yu |
yu |
yu |
yü |
yuan |
ywan |
yüan |
yue |
ywe |
yüeh |
yun |
yun |
yün |
|
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Pīnyīn |
Yale |
Wade-Giles |
za |
dza |
tsa |
zai |
dzai |
tsai |
zan |
dzan |
tsan |
zang |
dzang |
tsang |
zao |
dzau |
tsao |
ze |
dze |
tse |
zei |
dzei |
tsei |
zen |
dzen |
tsen |
zeng |
dzeng |
tseng |
zha |
ja |
cha |
zhai |
jai |
chai |
zhan |
jan |
chan |
zhang |
jang |
chang |
zhao |
jau |
chao |
zhe |
je |
che |
zhen |
jen |
chen |
zheng |
jeng |
cheng |
zhi |
jr |
chih |
zhong |
jung |
chung |
zhou |
jou |
chou |
zhu |
ju |
chu |
zhua |
jwa |
chua |
zhuai |
jwai |
chuai |
zhuan |
jwan |
chuan |
zhuang |
jwang |
chuang |
zhui |
jwei |
chui |
zhun |
jwun |
chun |
zhuo |
jwo |
cho |
zi |
dz |
tzu |
zong |
dzung |
tsung |
zou |
dzou |
tsou |
zu |
dzu |
tsu |
zuan |
dzwan |
tsuan |
zui |
dzwei |
tsui |
zun |
dzwun |
tsun |
zuo |
dzwo |
tso |
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