This is a unified template for displaying various varieties of Chinese, in various orthographies. It can display (and link to): both simplified and traditional Chinese characters; literal translation; Zhuyin (Bopomofo); the Hanyu Pinyin, Tongyong Pinyin, and Wade–Giles romanizations of Mandarin; the Jyutping, Yale, and Sidney Lau romanizations of Cantonese; and the Pe̍h-ōe-jī and Tâi-lô romanizations of Hokkien. It supports ordering and formatting the output for different use cases.

To use the template, start with {{Lang-zh}} and add any parameters you like, along with what you want to be displayed. The template will display all, and only, the parameters that you give it. The following parameters are supported:

Parameter	Description	Example
|t=	traditional Chinese	{{Lang-zh|t=中國}} Chinese: 中國
|s=	simplified Chinese	{{Lang-zh|s=中国}} Chinese: 中国
|c=	Chinese (in simplified typeface)	{{Lang-zh|c=中国}} Chinese: 中国
|p= or |hp=	pinyin	{{Lang-zh|p=Zhōngguó}} pinyin: Zhōngguó
|tp=	Tongyong Pinyin	{{Lang-zh|tp=Jhongguó}} Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongguó
|w=	Wade–Giles	{{Lang-zh|w=Chung1kuo2}} Wade–Giles: Chungkuo
|j=	Jyutping	{{Lang-zh|j=Gwong2zau1}} Jyutping: Gwong2zau1
|cy=	Cantonese Yale	{{Lang-zh|cy=Gwóngjāu}} Cantonese Yale: Gwóngjāu
|sl=	Sidney Lau	{{Lang-zh|sl=Gwong2jau1}} Sidney Lau: Gwongjau
|poj=	Pe̍h-ōe-jī	{{Lang-zh|poj=Tâi-tiong-koān}} Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-tiong-koān
|tl=	Tâi-lô	{{Lang-zh|tl=Tâi-tiong-kuān}} Tâi-lô: Tâi-tiong-kuān
|zhu=	Zhuyin Fuhao	{{Lang-zh|zhu=ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ}} Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
|l=	literal meaning	{{Lang-zh|l=Middle Kingdom}} lit. 'Middle Kingdom'
|tr=	translation	{{Lang-zh|tr=China}} trans. "China"
|labels=	Display language labels	See below
|links=	Display language links	See below
|first=	Override default ordering	See below
|scase=	Use sentence case	See below
|out=	Choose a parameter to display outside of brackets	See below

Add |labels=no anywhere in the template to disable labels, so only the text supplied as parameters appears, separated by semicolons. This minimises the length of the template, and can be used when the template is used more than once to lessen its impact. Disabling labels also suppresses links.

{{Lang-zh|t=中國|s=中国|hp=Zhōngguó|tp=Jhongguó|labels=no}}

中国; 中國; Zhōngguó; Jhongguó

Add |links=no anywhere in the template to suppress label links. This is for preventing overlinking in an article or section where the template is used repeatedly.

{{Lang-zh|t=中國|s=中国|hp=Zhōngguó|tp=Jhongguó|links=no}}

simplified Chinese: 中国; traditional Chinese: 中國; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngguó; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongguó

Add |scase=yes anywhere in the template to use sentence case, so the first label starts with a capital letter. This allows the template to be used at the start of a sentence for example.

{{Lang-zh|t=中國|s=中国|hp=Zhōngguó|tp=Jhongguó|scase=yes}}

Simplified Chinese: 中国; traditional Chinese: 中國; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngguó; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongguó

The template can be given more than one value (for example, on the article China, it has s, t, hp, tp, and w). By default, when multiple parameters are given they will be shown in the same order as the above table: first Chinese characters (simplified, then traditional), then romanizations (starting with Hanyu and Tongyong Pinyin).

This order can be overridden (for example for Hong Kong and Taiwan topics), using |first=. It accepts a comma delimited list of values, out of the following:

• |first=t puts traditional characters before simplified characters
• |first=j puts the Cantonese romanizations (Jyutping, Yale, and Sidney Lau) before Mandarin and Hokkien romanizations
• |first=poj puts Hokkien romanizations (POJ and Tâi-lô) before Mandarin and Cantonese romanizations

They can be combined in any order, for example: |first=j,t or |first=t,j

Examples:

{{Lang-zh|t=臺北|s=台北|hp=Táiběi}}

simplified Chinese: 台北; traditional Chinese: 臺北; pinyin: Táiběi

{{Lang-zh|t=臺北|s=台北|hp=Táiběi|first=t}}

traditional Chinese: 臺北; simplified Chinese: 台北; pinyin: Táiběi

{{Lang-zh|t=九龍|s=九龙|p=Jiǔlóng|j=gau2lung4}}

simplified Chinese: 九龙; traditional Chinese: 九龍; pinyin: Jiǔlóng; Jyutping: gau2lung4

{{Lang-zh|t=九龍|s=九龙|p=Jiǔlóng|j=gau2lung4|first=t, j}}

traditional Chinese: 九龍; simplified Chinese: 九龙; Jyutping: gau2lung4; pinyin: Jiǔlóng

It is also possible to override the default ordering for an entire article, so all uses of the template default to |first=t (traditional characters before simplified characters). This is done by adding the article to the list t1st at the top of Module:Lang-zh, following the formatting of the articles already there. The module is edit-protected, so you may need to use {{edit template-protected}} on the module's talk page Module talk:Lang-zh to request an article is added, if you cannot add it yourself.

|out= can be used to place a supplied parameter outside brackets, with the remainder placed within them. This is useful when a particular aspect of the text is being read inline or emphasized. If both |s= and |t= are specified, and |out=c, both sets of characters will be placed outside the brackets.

Examples:

{{Lang-zh|t=馬來西亞|s=马来西亚|hp=Mǎláixīyà|tr=Malaysia|labels=no|out=tr}}

"Malaysia" (马来西亚; 馬來西亞; Mǎláixīyà)

{{Lang-zh|t=馬來西亞|s=马来西亚|hp=Mǎláixīyà|tr=Malaysia|labels=no|out=c}}

马来西亚; 馬來西亞 (Mǎláixīyà; "Malaysia")

{{Lang-zh|t=可口可樂|s=可口可乐|p=Kěkǒu Kělè|tr=[[Coca-Cola]]|labels=no|out=p}}

Kěkǒu Kělè (可口可乐; 可口可樂; "Coca-Cola")

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• Category:Pages using template Zh with sup tags (1,176)

• {{Infobox Chinese}}, an infobox that supports traditional and simplified Chinese as well as other common romanizations
• {{Old Chinese}}, for reconstructed Old Chinese phonology
• {{Rarely-used Chinese characters}}, to describe characters that may have trouble rendering properly

• {{zhi}} → {{lang-zh|labels=no}}
• {{zht}} → {{lang-zh|labels=no|out=tr}}
• {{zhp}} → {{lang-zh|labels=no|out=p}}

Inline templates for marking up Chinese characters

Template	Languages	Scripts	Transliterations	Translation	Labels
{{Hani}}	Any	—	—	No	No
{{CJKV}}	Chinese Japanese Korean Vietnamese	Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Japanese writing system Hangul Vietnamese alphabet	Hanyu Pinyin Tongyong Pinyin Cantonese Yale Jyutping Wade–Giles Japanese romanization Korean romanization	Yes	Always
{{lang-zh}}	Chinese	Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese	Hanyu Pinyin Bopomofo Tongyong Pinyin Cantonese Yale Jyutping Wade–Giles Sidney Lau Pe̍h-ōe-jī Tâi-lô	Yes	Optional
{{Nihongo}}	Japanese	Japanese writing system	Hepburn	Yes	Optional
{{Nihongo2}}	Japanese	Japanese writing system	—	No	No
{{Korean}}	Korean	Hangul Hanja	Revised Romanization McCune–Reischauer	Yes	Optional
{{Hanja}}	Korean	Hanja	—	No	Always
{{Vi-nom}}	Vietnamese	Chữ Nôm	—	No	No
{{Lang}}	Any	Any	Any	No	No
{{Langx}}	Any	Any	Any	Yes	Optional