The Pinyin romanization system is used in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, parts of Taiwan, Malaysia  and Singapore  to teach Mandarin Chinese  and internationally to teach Mandarin as a second language. It is also often used to spell Chinese names in foreign publications and can be used to enter Chinese characters (hanzi) on computers and cellphones.

Below is a pinyin chart in western alphabet and the pinyin song.

For those who would like the Chinese Pinyin characters, here is a chart.

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