TinyPinyin.Net

You can install TinyPinyin for the .NET platform using the NuGet Package Manager. Search for TinyPinyin in the NuGet interface or use the Package Manager Console.

Install-Package TinyPinyin

The PinyinHelper class provides simple APIs to convert Chinese characters or full strings into Pinyin.

Key behaviors:

• Generated Pinyin is uppercase.
• Pinyin does not include tone marks.
• You can specify a separator (defaults to a space) when converting strings.

// Get Pinyin for a single character
string pinyinChar = PinyinHelper.GetPinyin('汉');

// Get Pinyin for a full string with a custom separator
string pinyinText = PinyinHelper.GetPinyin("你好", "-");

Use IsChinese(char c) to determine if a specific character belongs to the Chinese character set.

bool isChinese = IsChinese('A'); // false

Use GetPinyinInitials to extract the first letter of the Pinyin for each character in a string. This is useful for implementing search-by-initials functionality.

• str: The input string.
• separator: An optional separator used to split the input string before processing (defaults to an empty string, meaning no splitting).

// Get initials for a string
string initials = GetPinyinInitials("你好");