What is the official romanization system for standard Chinese language called?

Pinyin romanization
Pinyin romanization, also spelled Pin-yin, also called Chinese Phonetic Alphabet, Chinese (Pinyin) Hanyu pinyin wenzi (“Chinese-language combining-sounds alphabet”), system of romanization for the Chinese written language based on the pronunciation of the Beijing dialect of Mandarin Chinese.

Is Hanzi and Pinyin the same?

Pinyin is basically the alphabet for the Chinese language (han yu). You’ve probably heard that “Mandarin Chinese doesn’t have an alphabet and instead uses hanzi (Chinese characters).” Pinyin is how Chinese words are pronounced, whereas Chinese characters are how they are seen in textbooks, newspapers, books, etc.

What is English Romanization?

Romanization, or Latinization, is the process by which words and languages that normally do not use the Latin alphabet are converted into Latin letters. That allows people who do not know the original writing system to read the sounds of the language.

What is the romanization of Chinese?

Romanization of Chinese. “National language” (國語; Guóyǔ) written in Traditional and Simplified Chinese characters, followed by Hanyu Pinyin, Gwoyeu Romatzyh, Wade-Giles, and Yale romanizations.

What is the Hanyu Pinyin system used in Europe?

Most European language texts use the Chinese Hanyu Pinyin system (usually without tone marks) since 1979 as it was adopted by the People’s Republic of China. A 17th-century European map using the then-typical transcription of Chinese place names.

What is the modern system of writing Mandarin Chinese?

The Yale system of Mandarin has since been superseded by the Chinese Hanyu Pinyin system. The first modern indigenous Chinese romanization system, the Qieyin Xinzi ( Chinese: 切音新字; pinyin: qièyīn xīnzì; English: New Phonetic Alphabet) was developed in 1892 by Lu Zhuangzhang (1854–1928).

What is the difference between Yale romanization and postal romanization?

Postal romanization was used only for place names. The Yale Romanization system was created at Yale University during World War II to facilitate communication between American military personnel and their Chinese counterparts. It uses a more regular spelling of Mandarin phonemes than other systems of its day.