Pinyin is the official way to write Mandarin Chinese in Latin letters, with marks that show the four tones. This keyboard types pinyin with tone marks, not Chinese characters.
Each box shows a key on a US (QWERTY) keyboard, the Chinese Pinyin character it types, and in grey the character it types with Shift.
Open this page and start typing. Each key on your keyboard is turned into the Chinese Pinyin character in the same position, as shown in the table above, so you don't need to change any settings. On a phone or tablet, tap the keys on screen.
Type a syllable, then press 1, 2, 3 or 4 for its tone: ma1 → mā, ma2 → má, ma3 → mǎ, ma4 → mà. Press 5 for the neutral tone, and v for ü.
Yes. Press Copy, then paste it into an email, a document, a search box or a chat. You can also save it as a .txt file, or send it to Google Search or Google Translate with one click.
Your text stays in this browser on your device and is kept for your next visit. It is only sent somewhere if you press the Google Search or Translate button.