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.
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.