About Pinyin Hut

Pinyin Hut is a free Chinese-to-Pinyin converter that shows Pinyin with tone marks, tone numbers or no tones above each character.

What you can do on Pinyin Hut

• Pinyin Converter – Convert Chinese characters (Hanzi) to Pinyin shown above each character.
• Tone Formats – Choose tone marks, tone numbers or plain Pinyin without tones.
• Polyphonic Characters – Handle characters that have more than one reading.
• Initials Extractor – Get the first letter of each syllable, for example BJ for Beijing.

Open the Chinese to Pinyin Converter

How it works

• Free to use: no account, sign-up or payment is required.
• Chinese text is converted to Pinyin locally in your browser. The text you enter is not sent to our servers.
• Works in modern desktop and mobile browsers, with nothing to install.
• The interface is available in English and Chinese.
• The site is supported by advertising, which keeps every tool free.

Who runs Pinyin Hut

Pinyin Hut is designed, written and maintained by an independent developer who prefers small, focused tools over bloated apps. Speed, a clean interface and careful handling of your data come first.

Why we built it

Learners of Chinese, teachers preparing materials and people romanizing names all need reliable Pinyin with the right tones. Pinyin Hut converts text instantly in the browser and lets you pick the tone format that fits your purpose, from textbook tone marks to plain letters for file names.

Feedback

Found a bug, have an idea for a new feature or spotted something that could be clearer? We read every message; please get in touch through our Contact page.