Several conventions exist for representing Chinese characters in the Roman alphabet.
Recently the Pinyin system was chosen as the standard thus making it difficult for those not familiar with
Chinese to correlate names written in the older Wade-Giles system with the newer Pinyin system.
We hope the tables below are of assistance in the conversion of Wade-Giles transliteration
into the Pinyin system and vice versa. Although care was taken preparing this table it may contain errors.
| Pinyin | Wade-Giles | Wade-Giles | Pinyin |
| a | a | a | a |
| ai | ai | ai | ai |
| an | an | an | an |
| ang | ang | ang | ang |
| ao | ao | ao | ao |
| ba | pa | cha | zha |
| bai | pai | ch'a | cha |
| ban | pan | chai | zhai |
| bang | pang | ch'ai | chai |
| bao | pao | chan | zhan |
| bei | pei | ch'an | chan |
| ben | pen | chang | zhang |
| beng | peng | ch'ang | chang |
| bi | pi | chao | zhao |
| bian | pien | ch'ao | chao |
| biao | piao | che | zhe |
| bie | pieh | ch'e | che |
| bin | pin | chei | zhei |
| bing | ping | chen | zhen |
| bo | po | ch'en | chen |
| bu | pu | cheng | zheng |
| ca | ts'a | ch'eng | cheng |
| caī | ts'ai | chi | ji |
| can | ts'an | ch'i | qi |
| cang | ts'ang | chia | jia |
| cao | ts'ao | ch'ia | qia |
| cbong | ch'ung | chiang | jiang |
| ce | ts'e | ch'iang | qiang |
| cen | ts'en | chiao | jiao |
| ceng | ts'eng | ch'iao | qiao |
| cha | ch'a | chieh | jie |
| chai | ch'ai | ch'ieh | qie |
| chan | ch'an | chien | jian |
| chang | ch'ang | ch'ien | qian |
| chao | ch'ao | chih | zhi |
| che | ch'e | ch'ih | chi |
| chen | ch'en | chin | jin |
| cheng | ch'eng | ch'in | qin |
| chi | ch'ih | ching | jing |
| chou | ch'ou | ch'ing | qing |
| chu | ch'u | chiu | jiu |
| chua | ch'ua | ch'iu | qiu |
| chuai | ch'uai | chiung | jiong |
| chuan | ch'uan | ch'iung | qiong |
| chuang | ch'uang | cho | zhuo |
| chui | ch'ui | ch'o | chuo |
| chun | ch'un | chou | zhou |
| chuo | ch'o | ch'ou | chou |
| ci | tz'u | chu | zhu |
| ci | ts'u | ch'u | chu |
| cong | ts'ung | chü | ju |
| cou | ts'ou | ch'ü | qu |
| cu | ts'u | chua | zhua |
| cuan | ts'uan | ch'ua | chua |
| cui | ts'ui | chuai | zhuai |
| cun | ts'un | ch'uai | chuai |
| cuo | ts'o | chuan | zhuan |
| da | ta | ch'uan | chuan |
| dai | tai | chüan | juan |
| dan | tan | ch'üan | quan |
| dang | tang | chuang | zhuang |
| dao | tao | ch'uang | chuang |
| de | te | chüeh | jue |
| deng | teng | ch'üeh | que |
| di | ti | chui | zhui |
| dian | tien | ch'ui | chui |
| diao | tiao | chun | zhun |
| die | tieh | ch'un | chun |
| ding | ting | chün | jun |
| diu | tiu | ch'ün | qun |
| dong | tung | chung | zhong |
| dou | tou | ch'ung | cbong |
| du | tu | chüo | jue |
| duan | tuan | ch'üo | que |
| Pinyin | Wade-Giles | Wade-Giles | Pinyin |
| dui | tui | e | e |
| dun | tun | eh | e |
| duo | to | ei | ei |
| e | o | en | en |
| e | eh | eng | eng |
| e | e | erh | er |
| ei | ei | fa | fa |
| en | en | fan | fan |
| eng | eng | fang | fang |
| er | erh | fei | fei |
| fa | fa | fen | fen |
| fan | fan | feng | feng |
| fang | fang | fo | fo |
| fei | fei | fou | fou |
| fen | fen | fu | fu |
| feng | feng | ha | ha |
| fo | fo | hai | hai |
| fou | fou | han | han |
| fu | fu | hang | hang |
| ga | ka | hao | hao |
| gai | kai | he | he |
| gan | kan | heh | hei |
| gang | kang | hei | hei |
| gao | kao | hen | hen |
| ge | ko | heng | heng |
| ge | ke | ho | he |
| gei | kei | hou | hou |
| gen | ken | hsi | xi |
| geng | keng | hsia | xia |
| gong | kung | hsiang | xiang |
| gou | kou | hsiao | xiao |
| gu | ku | hsieh | xie |
| gua | kua | hsien | xian |
| guai | kuai | hsin | xin |
| guan | kuan | hsing | |
| guang | kuang | hsiu | xiu |
| gui | kuī | hsiung | xiong |
| gun | kun | hsü | xu |
| guo | kuo | hsüan | xuan |
| ha | ha | hsüeh | xue |
| hai | hai | hsün | xun |
| han | han | hsüo | xue |
| hang | hang | hu | hu |
| hao | hao | hua | hua |
| he | ho | huai | huai |
| he | he | huan | huan |
| hei | heh | huang | huang |
| hei | hei | hui | hui |
| hen | hen | hun | hun |
| heng | heng | hung | hong |
| hong | hung | huo | huo |
| hou | hou | i | yi |
| hu | hu | jan | ran |
| hua | hua | jang | rang |
| huai | huai | jao | rao |
| huan | huan | je | re |
| huang | huang | jen | ren |
| hui | hui | jeng | reng |
| hun | hun | jih | ri |
| huo | huo | jo | ruo |
| ji | chi | jou | rou |
| jia | chia | ju | ru |
| jian | chien | juan | ruan |
| jiang | chiang | jui | rui |
| jiao | chiao | jun | run |
| jie | chieh | jung | rong |
| jin | chin | ka | ga |
| jing | ching | k'a | ka |
| jiong | chiung | kai | gai |
| jiu | chiu | k'ai | kai |
| ju | chü | kan | gan |
| juan | chüan | k'an | kan |
| jue | chüo | kang | gang |
| jue | chüeh | k'ang | kang |
| Pinyin | Wade-Giles | Wade-Giles | Pinyin |
| jun | chün | kao | gao |
| ka | k'a | k'ao | kao |
| kai | k'ai | ke | ge |
| kan | k'an | k'e | ke |
| kang | k'ang | kei | gei |
| kao | k'ao | ken | gen |
| ke | k'o | k'en | ken |
| ke | k'e | keng | geng |
| ken | k'en | k'eng | keng |
| keng | k'eng | ko | ge |
| kong | k'ung | k'o | ke |
| kou | k'ou | kou | gou |
| ku | k'u | k'ou | kou |
| kua | k'ua | ku | gu |
| kuai | k'uai | k'u | ku |
| kuan | k'uan | kua | gua |
| kuang | k'uang | k'ua | kua |
| kui | k'ui | kuai | guai |
| kun | k'un | k'uai | kuai |
| kuo | k'uo | kuan | guan |
| la | la | k'uan | kuan |
| lai | lai | kuang | guang |
| lan | lan | k'uang | kuang |
| lang | lang | k'ui | kui |
| lao | lao | kuī | gui |
| le | lo | kun | gun |
| le | le | k'un | kun |
| lei | lei | kung | gong |
| leng | leng | k'ung | kong |
| li | li | kuo | guo |
| lia | lia | k'uo | kuo |
| lian | lien | la | la |
| liang | liang | lai | lai |
| liao | liao | lan | lan |
| lie | lieh | lang | lang |
| lin | lin | lao | lao |
| lin | lin | le | le |
| ling | ling | lei | lei |
| ling | ling | leng | leng |
| liu | liu | li | li |
| long | lung | lia | lia |
| lou | lou | liang | liang |
| lu | lu | liao | liao |
| lü | lü | lieh | lie |
| luan | luan | lien | lian |
| lüe | lüeh | lin | lin |
| lun | lun | lin | lin |
| luo | luo | ling | ling |
| ma | ma | ling | ling |
| mai | mai | liu | liu |
| man | man | lo | le |
| mang | mang | lou | lou |
| mao | mao | lu | lu |
| me | me | lü | lü |
| mei | mei | luan | luan |
| men | men | lüeh | lüe |
| meng | meng | lun | lun |
| mi | mi | lung | long |
| mian | mien | luo | luo |
| miao | miao | ma | ma |
| mie | mieh | mai | mai |
| min | min | man | man |
| ming | ming | mang | mang |
| miu | miu | mao | mao |
| mo | mo | me | me |
| mou | mou | mei | mei |
| mu | mu | men | men |
| na | na | meng | meng |
| nai | nai | mi | mi |
| nan | nan | miao | miao |
| nang | nang | mieh | mie |
| nao | nao | mien | mian |
| ne | no | min | min |
| ne | na | ming | ming |
| Pinyin | Wade-Giles | Wade-Giles | Pinyin |
| nei | nei | miu | miu |
| nen | nun | mo | mo |
| nen | nen | mou | mou |
| neng | neng | mu | mu |
| ni | ni | na | ne |
| ni | ni | na | na |
| nian | nien | nai | nai |
| nian | nian | nan | nan |
| niang | niang | nang | nang |
| niao | niao | nao | nao |
| nie | nieh | nei | nei |
| nin | nin | nen | nen |
| ning | ning | neng | neng |
| niu | niu | ni | ni |
| nong | nung | ni | ni |
| nou | nou | nian | nian |
| nu | nu | niang | niang |
| nu | nu | niao | niao |
| nü | nü | nieh | nie |
| nuan | nuan | nien | nian |
| nüe | nüeh | nin | nin |
| nuo | no | ning | ning |
| o | o | niu | niu |
| ou | ou | no | ne |
| pa | p'a | no | nuo |
| pai | p'ai | nou | nou |
| pan | p'an | nu | nu |
| pang | p'ang | nu | nu |
| pao | p'ao | nü | nü |
| pei | p'ei | nuan | nuan |
| pen | p'en | nüeh | nüe |
| peng | p'eng | nun | nen |
| pi | p'i | nung | nong |
| pian | p'ien | o | e |
| piao | p'iao | o | o |
| pie | p'ieh | ou | ou |
| pin | p'in | pa | ba |
| ping | p'ing | p'a | pa |
| po | p'o | pai | bai |
| pou | p'ou | p'ai | pai |
| pu | p'u | pan | ban |
| qi | ch'i | p'an | pan |
| qia | ch'ia | pang | bang |
| qian | ch'ien | p'ang | pang |
| qiang | ch'iang | pao | bao |
| qiao | ch'iao | p'ao | pao |
| qie | ch'ieh | pei | bei |
| qin | ch'in | p'ei | pei |
| qing | ch'ing | pen | ben |
| qiong | ch'iung | p'en | pen |
| qiu | ch'iu | peng | beng |
| qu | ch'ü | p'eng | peng |
| quan | ch'üan | pi | bi |
| que | ch'üo | p'i | pi |
| que | ch'üeh | piao | biao |
| qun | ch'ün | p'iao | piao |
| ran | jan | pieh | bie |
| rang | jang | p'ieh | pie |
| rao | jao | pien | bian |
| re | je | p'ien | pian |
| ren | jen | pin | bin |
| reng | jeng | p'in | pin |
| ri | jih | ping | bing |
| rong | jung | p'ing | ping |
| rou | jou | po | bo |
| ru | ju | p'o | po |
| ruan | juan | p'ou | pou |
| rui | jui | pu | bu |
| run | jun | p'u | pu |
| ruo | jo | sa | sa |
| sa | sa | sai | sai |
| sai | sai | san | san |
| san | san | sang | sang |
| sang | sang | sao | sao |
| Pinyin | Wade-Giles | Wade-Giles | Pinyin |
| sao | sao | se | se |
| se | se | sen | sen |
| sen | sen | seng | seng |
| seng | seng | sha | sha |
| sha | sha | shai | shai |
| shai | shai | shan | shan |
| shan | shan | shang | shang |
| shang | shang | shao | shao |
| shao | shao | she | she |
| she | she | shei | shei |
| shei | shei | shen | shen |
| shen | shen | sheng | sheng |
| sheng | sheng | shih | shi |
| shi | shih | sho | shuo |
| shou | shou | shou | shou |
| shu | shu | shu | shu |
| shua | shua | shua | shua |
| shuai | shuai | shuai | shuai |
| shuan | shuan | shuan | shuan |
| shuang | shuang | shuang | shuang |
| shui | shui | shui | shui |
| shun | shun | shun | shun |
| shuo | shuo | shuo | shuo |
| shuo | sho | so | suo |
| si | ssu | sou | sou |
| si | szu | ssu | si |
| si | su | su | su |
| song | sung | su | si |
| sou | sou | suan | suan |
| su | su | sui | sui |
| suan | suan | sun | sun |
| sui | sui | sung | song |
| sun | sun | szu | si |
| suo | so | ta | da |
| ta | t'a | t'a | ta |
| tai | t'ai | tai | dai |
| tan | t'an | t'ai | tai |
| tang | t'ang | tan | dan |
| tao | t'ao | t'an | tan |
| te | t'e | tang | dang |
| teng | t'eng | t'ang | tang |
| ti | t'i | tao | dao |
| tian | t'ien | t'ao | tao |
| tiao | t'iao | te | de |
| tie | t'ieh | t'e | te |
| ting | t'ing | teng | deng |
| tong | t'ung | t'eng | teng |
| tou | t'ou | ti | di |
| tu | t'u | t'i | ti |
| tuan | t'uan | tiao | diao |
| tui | t'ui | t'iao | tiao |
| tun | t'un | tieh | die |
| tuo | t'o | t'ieh | tie |
| wa | wa | tien | dian |
| wai | wai | t'ien | tian |
| wan | wan | ting | ding |
| wang | wang | t'ing | ting |
| wei | wei | tiu | diu |
| wen | wen | to | duo |
| weng | weng | t'o | tuo |
| wo | wo | tou | dou |
| wu | wu | t'ou | tou |
| xi | hsi | tsa | za |
| xia | hsia | ts'a | ca |
| xian | hsien | tsai | zai |
| xiang | hsiang | ts'ai | caī |
| xiao | hsiao | tsan | zan |
| xie | hsieh | ts'an | can |
| xin | hsin | tsang | zang |
| hsing | ts'ang | cang | |
| xiong | hsiung | tsao | zao |
| xiu | hsiu | ts'ao | cao |
| xu | hsü | tse | ze |
| xuan | hsüan | ts'e | ce |
| Pinyin | Wade-Giles | Wade-Giles | Pinyin |
| xue | hsüo | tsei | zei |
| xue | hsüeh | tsen | zen |
| xun | hsün | ts'en | cen |
| ya | yai | tseng | zeng |
| ya | ya | ts'eng | ceng |
| yan | yen | tso | zuo |
| yang | yang | ts'o | cuo |
| yao | yao | tsou | zou |
| ye | yeh | ts'ou | cou |
| yi | yi | tsu | zi |
| yi | i | tsu | zu |
| yin | yin | ts'u | ci |
| ying | ying | ts'u | cu |
| yo | yo | tsuan | zuan |
| yong | yung | ts'uan | cuan |
| you | yu | tsui | zui |
| yu | yü | ts'ui | cui |
| yuan | yüan | tsun | zun |
| yue | yüeh | ts'un | cun |
| yun | yün | tsung | zong |
| za | tsa | ts'ung | cong |
| zai | tsai | tu | du |
| zan | tsan | t'u | tu |
| zang | tsang | tuan | duan |
| zao | tsao | t'uan | tuan |
| ze | tse | tui | dui |
| zei | tsei | t'ui | tui |
| zen | tsen | tun | dun |
| zeng | tseng | t'un | tun |
| zha | cha | tung | dong |
| zhai | chai | t'ung | tong |
| zhan | chan | tzu | zi |
| zhang | chang | tz'u | ci |
| zhao | chao | wa | wa |
| zhe | che | wai | wai |
| zhei | chei | wan | wan |
| zhen | chen | wang | wang |
| zheng | cheng | wei | wei |
| zhi | chih | wen | wen |
| zhong | chung | weng | weng |
| zhou | chou | wo | wo |
| zhu | chu | wu | wu |
| zhua | chua | ya | ya |
| zhuai | chuai | yai | ya |
| zhuan | chuan | yang | yang |
| zhuang | chuang | yao | yao |
| zhui | chui | yeh | ye |
| zhun | chun | yen | yan |
| zhuo | cho | yi | yi |
| zi | tzu | yin | yin |
| zi | tsu | ying | ying |
| zong | tsung | yo | yo |
| zou | tsou | yu | you |
| zu | tsu | yü | yu |
| zuan | tsuan | yüan | yuan |
| zui | tsui | yüeh | yue |
| zun | tsun | yün | yun |
| zuo | tso | yung | yong |
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