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.
 

Pīnyīn Index

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Pīnyīn	Yale	Wade-Giles
a	a	a
ai	ai	ai
an	an	an
ang	ang	ang
ao	au	ao
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
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
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
Pīnyīn	Yale	Wade-Giles
e	e	e
en	en	en
er	er	erh
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pīnyīn	Yale	Wade-Giles
ou	ou	ou
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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