Merry Mandarin · Free tools
A toolbox for
learning Chinese.
Twelve fast, free, no-sign-up tools — pinyin, stroke order, a tap-to-define reader, character decomposition and more. Built by the team behind the Merry Mandarin app.
Pinyin Converter Turn any Chinese text into pinyin with tone marks or tone numbers. Stroke Order Practice Watch any character animate stroke by stroke, then trace it yourself. Most popular Chinese Reader Paste a text, tap any word for an instant pop-up definition and pinyin. Simplified ↔ Traditional Convert between Simplified and Traditional Chinese, with auto-detect. Character Decomposer Break any character into its components and radicals as a visual tree. Zhuyin / Bopomofo Convert Chinese to Zhuyin (Bopomofo) — the Taiwanese phonetic script. Pinyin Tone Tool Switch pinyin between tone numbers (hao3) and tone marks (hǎo). Tone Sandhi Analyzer See how tones really change in speech — third-tone, 不 and 一 rules. Pinyin Sound Chart Every Mandarin syllable in one table — tap to hear it pronounced. Chinese Name Generator Get a real, meaningful Chinese name from your own name — free. Writing Worksheet Generate printable 田字格 practice sheets for any characters. Number Converter Convert numbers to Chinese numerals, including formal 大写 finance forms.
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