Chinese to Pinyin Converter

Paste Chinese characters — or tone-marked pinyin — and each syllable is colored by its tone, so tone patterns are easy to see.

Pinyin Tone Colorizer

Paste tone-marked pinyin and see each syllable colored by its tone. A quick way to see tone patterns at a glance.

Neutrallight, short
Tone 1high, flat
Tone 2rising
Tone 3low dip
Tone 4sharp fall

Try an example:

Your color-coded pinyin will appear here.

Paste Chinese characters and they are converted to pinyin using the official HSK readings, then colored. Characters outside that vocabulary are left as they are.

This tool colors the tone marks you enter. Pinyin without a mark is treated as neutral tone. Confirm readings with a dictionary app.