Chinese PinYin Converter Convert Chinese characters to Pinyin, with support for tone marks, polyphonic characters, uppercase and lowercase Pinyin, and more. Chinese: Tone: Separator: Multisyllable: Case: Example Query PinYin Download Result Clear Query PinYin Result Description Pinyin is the process of spelling out syllables by reading them aloud. It involves combining the initial consonant (the consonant sound at the beginning of the syllable), the final vowel(s) (the vowel sound(s) at the end of the syllable), and the tone mark in accordance with the rules of Mandarin Chinese syllable structure to form a complete syllable.