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Pinyin Tone Converter

Convert Pinyin tone numbers to tone marks, or tone marks back to numbers. The conversion runs in your browser and keeps unsupported text visible for review.

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Tone-number quick reference

Use 1 for mā, 2 for má, 3 for mǎ and 4 for mà. Use 5 or 0 for an unmarked neutral syllable. Write ü directly, or type v or u: inside a recognized syllable.

Exact conversion, not pronunciation guessing

This tool changes Pinyin notation only. It preserves punctuation, emoji, other scripts and unsupported tokens, and shows a review notice instead of guessing a pronunciation or Chinese character.

Examples

Numbered syllables
Inputni3 hao3
Resultnǐ hǎo
Vowel aliases
Inputlu:4 nv3
Resultlǜ nǚ
Tone placement
Inputliu2 shui3 ou3
Resultliú shuǐ ǒu
Adjacent a, o or e syllable
Inputxi1an1
Resultxī'ān

Frequently asked questions

How should I separate syllables?

Use spaces, apostrophes, hyphens or punctuation. A trailing tone digit also ends a syllable, so ni3hao3 can be converted. An apostrophe is inserted before an adjacent numbered a, o or e syllable, as in xi1an1 → xī'ān. Marked multisyllable words without separators are not segmented automatically.

How do I enter ü and the neutral tone?

Inside recognized syllables, use ü, v or u:, for example lü4, lv4 or lu:4. Tone 5 or 0 produces an unmarked neutral syllable. In the reverse direction, an unmarked syllable stays unmarked; no tone is guessed.

Can this convert Chinese characters?

No. It changes the notation of Pinyin you supply. It does not translate, generate Pinyin from Chinese characters or validate the pronunciation of a sentence.

What happens to unsupported text?

Unknown syllables and conflicting marks or digits stay intact with a warning. Rare syllabic m/n spellings are not supported. Converted syllables use composed Unicode characters; unrelated text and punctuation stay unchanged.