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  1. How to write characters containing the ǚ pinyin symbol in most …

    Most of them share the same principles for translating what you type in pinyin to Chinese characters. But I am unable to figure out how to type in pinyin words with an U with Umlaut like ǚ, for example 女. I …

  2. How to translate Pinyin with tones marks on Google Translate?

    On Google Translate , if I enter Pinyin with tone marks (for example "nǐ hǎo"), Google Translate is unable to translate from Mandarin to English. However, if I type without tones (for example "ni hao"), …

  3. romanization - Why were some letters like Q, X, C, chosen for Pinyin ...

    A romanization system is basically a system in which roman (latin) letters are used for languages that use non-roman scripts. This has the obvious benefit that people who can (maybe only) read roman

  4. Where to put the tone mark in pinyin

    Apr 21, 2022 · In pinyin the tone mark (diacritical mark) only goes on vowels. If there is only one vowel in a character's pinyin then the answer is easy, the tone mark just goes on the vowel. For example: 思 …

  5. input methods - Why is my Microsoft Pinyin IME suddenly making ...

    Aug 6, 2018 · The Simplified Chinese Microsoft Pinyin IME is capable of both simplified and traditional characters. When you install it, it will be set for simplified characters. It is set up to toggle between …

  6. pinyin - How do I type the lü for Character Romanization? - Chinese ...

    Jul 26, 2025 · I am studying classical Chinese and when I try to type in any words that require the ü it just randomly chooses a character. How do I use the Traditional pinyin entry method on a Mac and …

  7. Chinese input on Windows based on pinyin and tones

    Is there anybody who can understand the the poster's question? He's asking for an input method to write Chinese characters, not Pinyin. He wants the input method to consider a tone input, to specify a tone …

  8. What are the most common Mandarin words for each pinyin syllable?

    Jul 19, 2020 · If you are interested in words containing these characters, you can find them below: As well as example sentences using these words: You could check also the Chinese Yabla dictionary or …

  9. Pronunciation of word-initial glides (pinyin 'y' and 'w')

    Feb 17, 2021 · The glides may occur in initial position in a syllable. This occurs with [ɥ] in the syllables written yu, yuan, yue, and yun in pinyin; with [j] in other syllables written with initial y in pinyin (ya, yi, …

  10. mandarin - Are there rules about the differences between pinyin ...

    I like to think that the inventors of pinyin wanted to save some trouble, and decided to spare the writers of pinyin the hassle (and ink) of writing the umlaut above the 'U', when it is not absolutely necessary. …