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.
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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