Chinese Sorter

Sort Chinese names by pinyin, full-name stroke count, or surname stroke count โ€” ideal for editorial boards, rosters, and author lists

Sort Method
Sort Order

Enter names above โ€” sorted automatically


Sorting Rules

By Pinyin
Sort by Mandarin pronunciation character by character; รผ comes after u when initial letters match. Suitable for general lists and directories.
Full Name Strokes
Compare stroke count character by character; fewer strokes first. When equal, order by stroke type: horizontal, vertical, left-falling, right-falling, turning.
Surname Strokes
Sort by surname (first character) stroke count first. For the same surname, single-character given names precede double-character ones. Then sort given names by stroke count. Common for editorial boards and author lists.