Hanyu Pinyin
Pinyin (romanización oficial del chino)
- Date
- 1958 · confidence high
- Place
- Beijing, China
- Credited to
- Script Reform Committee (Zhou Youguang and others)
- Field
- Knowledge & symbols
What it is
A transcription system for Mandarin using the Latin alphabet with tone marks. It is used in literacy teaching, dictionaries and, above all, as an input method on keyboards.
What it led to
- mass literacy in China
- Chinese input on computers and mobile phones
- ISO romanisation standard (1982)