Pinyin & Zhuyin annotator
Paste Chinese text and see the reading of every character above it, in pinyin or Zhuyin, ready to read aloud, teach or copy.
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How to use Pinyin & Zhuyin annotator
- Paste your text
- Choose pinyin or Zhuyin
- Check and copy
Pinyin tones are marked on the vowel: ā á ǎ à, and no mark for the neutral tone.
Annotated text
PinyinReadings are shown above each character. Tap an underlined character to hear or change its reading.
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How to use Pinyin & Zhuyin annotator
Paste your text
Type or paste Chinese in Traditional or Simplified characters, or try one of the examples: an everyday sentence, a poem or a news item.
Choose pinyin or Zhuyin
See pinyin with tone marks, such as nǐ hǎo, or Zhuyin, such as ㄋㄧˇ ㄏㄠˇ, above each character. Zhuyin can also go down the right, as in Taiwan’s school books.
Check and copy
Characters with more than one reading are underlined: tap one to hear and choose another. Then copy the text with its readings, or the readings alone.
Why use Utils365
Read from the words
A character’s reading depends on its word: 行 is háng in 银行 and xíng in 行走, 的 is dì in 目的. About 55,000 words settle which one is meant.
Taiwan or mainland readings
Follow Taiwan’s readings, such as 垃圾 lèsè and 星期 xīngqí, or the mainland’s, lājī and xīngqī. The tone changes of 一 and 不 are marked as Taiwan’s textbooks do.
Copies into Word and Docs
Copy the text with readings and paste it into Word, Google Docs or an email with the readings still above the characters, or as 你(ㄋㄧˇ) where only plain text goes.
Made for reading and teaching
Make the characters bigger, hide the readings to test yourself, and listen to a character’s readings recorded by a native speaker.
Frequently asked questions
What is Zhuyin?
Zhuyin, also called Bopomofo after its first four symbols ㄅㄆㄇㄈ, is the phonetic alphabet used to teach Mandarin in Taiwan. It writes the same sounds as pinyin with 37 symbols and tone marks: 好 is ㄏㄠˇ in Zhuyin and hǎo in pinyin.
How does it know which reading to use?
It looks for the words in your text and takes each character’s reading from its word, so 长 is cháng in 很长 and zhǎng in 校长. A character not in any listed word gets its most common reading. Check the underlined characters, which have more than one reading.
How do I change a reading?
Tap or click the character. A list of its readings opens, each with a button to hear it; choose the right one and the text updates. Your choice stays while you edit the rest of the text.
Why does 一 show yì or yí?
一 and 不 change tone before other syllables: 一起 is said yìqǐ and 不要 búyào. Taiwan’s textbooks mark the tone as it’s said, so the tool does too. Turn off “Mark the tone changes of 一 and 不” to show their own tones, yī and bù.
Does it work with Simplified Chinese?
Yes. Words are listed in both Traditional and Simplified characters, so either gives the same readings.
Can I paste the result into Word or Google Docs?
Yes. Copy text + readings puts the text on the clipboard with the readings above the characters, which Word, Google Docs and most email apps keep. Where only plain text is allowed, it’s pasted as 你(ㄋㄧˇ)好(ㄏㄠˇ).
Is it free?
Yes. There’s no sign-up and no limit, and your text never leaves your device.