Template:Infobox Chinese

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Usage

Use this template to show a Chinese name, word, term or phrase in various renderings.

{{Infobox Chinese
| title             = <!-- Box title        (Default is the article title) -->
| float             = <!-- left|right|none  (Default float position is right) -->
| collapse          = <!-- yes|no   -->
| pic               = <!-- image -->
| piccap            = <!-- image caption -->
| picsize           = <!-- 200px            (Default is 260px) -->
| pictooltip        = <!-- image tooltip  (use for [[WP:ALT|alt text]]) -->
| pic2              = <!-- additional image -->
| piccap2           = <!-- additional image caption -->
| picsize2          = <!-- 200px            (Default is 260px) -->
| pic2tooltip       = <!-- additional image tooltip -->
| headercolor       = <!-- header color     (Default is #b0c4de) -->
<!-- Chinese name -->
| name1             = <!-- First name (used when embedding this infobox, see optional flags) -->
| c                 = <!-- Chinese          (Use when traditional = simplified) -->
| t                 = <!-- Traditional -->
| s                 = <!-- Simplified -->
| l                 = <!-- Literal Meaning -->
| tp                = <!-- Tongyong pinyin -->
| p                 = <!-- Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin -->
| w                 = <!-- Wade Giles -->
| mi                = <!-- Mandarin IPA -->
| psp               = <!-- Chinese Postal Map Romanisation spelling -->
| myr               = <!-- Mandarin Yale Romanization -->
| gr                = <!-- Gwoyeu Romatzyh -->
| bpmf              = <!-- Bopomofo -->
| mps               = <!-- Mandarin Phonetic Symbols -->
| xej               = <!-- Xiao'erjing -->
| zh-dungan         = <!-- Mandarin Cyrillic -->
| sic               = <!-- Sichuanese Mandarin -->
| lj                = <!-- Nanjing Mandarin -->
| y                 = <!-- Cantonese Yale -->
| j                 = <!-- Cantonese Jyutping -->
| sl                = <!-- Sidney Lau Cantonese Romanisation -->
| gd                = <!-- Guangdong / Canton Romanization -->
| hk                = <!-- Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation -->
| mo                = <!-- Macau Government Romanization -->
| ci                = <!-- Cantonese IPA -->
| toi               = <!-- Taishanese -->
| gan               = <!-- Gan romanization -->
| wuu               = <!-- Wu romanization -->
| hsn               = <!-- Xiang romanization -->
| h                 = <!-- Hakka -->
| phfs              = <!-- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ -->
| poj               = <!-- Taiwanese POJ -->
| tl                = <!-- Tâi-Lô -->
| bp                = <!-- Bbanlam Pingyim -->
| buc               = <!-- Eastern Min BUC -->
| hhbuc             = <!-- Pu-Xian Min BUC -->
| mblmc             = <!-- Jian'ou Romanized of Northern Min -->    
| lmz               = <!-- Shanghainese long-short romanization -->
| ouji              = <!-- Wenzhounese romanization -->
| suz               = <!-- Suzhounese romanization -->
| teo               = <!-- Teochew -->
| hain              = <!-- Hainanese / Qiongwen Min --> 
| lizu              = <!-- Leizhou Min -->
| mc                = <!-- Middle Chinese (reconstruction) -->
| emc               = <!-- Early Middle Chinese (reconstruction) -->
| lmc               = <!-- Late Middle Chinese (reconstruction) -->
| oc-b92            = <!-- Old Chinese (Baxter [1992] reconstruction) -->
| oc-bs             = <!-- Old Chinese (Baxter-Sagart reconstruction) -->
| oc-zz             = <!-- Old Chinese (Zhengzhang Shangfang reconstruction) -->
<!-- First alternative name -->
| altname           = <!-- First alternative name -->
| c2                = <!-- Chinese2 -->
| t2                = <!-- Traditional2 -->
| s2                = <!-- Simplified2 -->
| l2                = <!-- Literal Meaning2 -->
| tp2               = <!-- Tongyong pinyin2 -->
| p2                = <!-- Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin2 -->
| w2                = <!-- Wade Giles2 -->
| mi2               = <!-- Mandarin IPA2 -->
| psp2              = <!-- Chinese Postal Map Romanisation spelling2 -->
| my2               = <!-- Mandarin Yale2 -->
| gr2               = <!-- Gwoyeu Romatzyh2 -->
| mps2              = <!-- Mandarin Phonetic Symbols 2 -->
| bpmf2             = <!-- Bopomofo2 -->
| xej2              = <!-- Xiao'erjing2 -->
| zh-dungan2        = <!-- Mandarin Cyrillic2 -->
| sic2              = <!-- Sichuanese Mandarin2 -->
| y2                = <!-- Cantonese Yale 2-->
| j2                = <!-- Cantonese Jyutping 2-->
| sl2               = <!-- Sidney Lau Cantonese Romanisation 2-->
| gd2               = <!-- Guangdong / Canton Romanization 2-->
| ci2               = <!-- Cantonese IPA2 -->
| toi2              = <!-- Taishanese2 -->
| gan2              = <!-- Gan romanization2 -->
| wuu2              = <!-- Wu romanization2 -->
| hsn2              = <!-- Xiang romanization2 -->
| h2                = <!-- Hakka2 -->
| phfs2             = <!-- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ2 -->
| poj2              = <!-- Taiwanese POJ 2 -->
| buc2              = <!-- Eastern Min BUC 2 -->
| hhbuc2            = <!-- Pu-Xian Min BUC 2 -->
| mblmc2            = <!-- Jian'ou Romanized 2 of Northern Min -->   
| lmz2              = <!-- Shanghainese long-short romanization 2 -->
| ouji2             = <!-- Wenzhounese romanization 2 -->
| suz2              = <!-- Suzhounese romanization 2 -->
| teo2              = <!-- Teochew2 -->
| oc-bs2            = <!-- Old Chinese (Baxter-Sagart reconstruction2) -->
| oc-zz2            = <!-- Old Chinese (Zhengzhang Shangfang reconstruction2) -->
<!-- Second alternative name -->
| altname3          = <!-- Second alternative name -->
| c3                = <!-- Chinese3 -->
| t3                = <!-- Traditional3 -->
| s3                = <!-- Simplified3 -->
| l3                = <!-- Literal Meaning3 -->
| tp3               = <!-- Tongyong pinyin3 -->
| p3                = <!-- Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin3 -->
| w3                = <!-- Wade Giles3 -->
| mi3               = <!-- Mandarin IPA3 -->
| psp3              = <!-- Chinese Postal Map Romanisation spelling3 -->
| my3               = <!-- Mandarin Yale3 -->
| gr3               = <!-- Gwoyeu Romatzyh3 -->
| mps3              = <!-- Mandarin Phonetic Symbols 3 -->
| bpmf3             = <!-- Bopomofo3 -->
| xej3              = <!-- Xiao'erjing3 -->
| zh-dungan3        = <!-- Mandarin Cyrillic3 -->
| sic3              = <!-- Sichuanese Mandarin3 -->
| y3                = <!-- Cantonese Yale 3-->
| j3                = <!-- Cantonese Jyutping 3-->
| sl3               = <!-- Sidney Lau Cantonese Romanisation 3-->
| gd3               = <!-- Guangdong / Canton Romanization 3-->
| ci3               = <!-- Cantonese IPA3 -->
| toi3              = <!-- Taishanese3 -->
| gan3              = <!-- Gan romanization3 -->
| wuu3              = <!-- Wu romanization3 -->
| hsn3              = <!-- Xiang romanization3 -->
| h3                = <!-- Hakka3 -->
| phfs3             = <!-- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ3 -->
| poj3              = <!-- Taiwanese POJ 3 -->
| buc3              = <!-- Eastern Min BUC 3 -->
| hhbuc3            = <!-- Pu-Xian Min3 BUC -->
| mblmc3            = <!-- Jian'ou Romanized 3 of Northern Min -->   
| lmz3              = <!-- Shanghainese long-short romanization 3 -->
| ouji3             = <!-- Wenzhounese romanization 3 -->
| suz3              = <!-- Suzhounese romanization 3 -->
| teo3              = <!-- Teochew3 -->
| oc-bs3            = <!-- Old Chinese (Baxter-Sagart reconstruction3) -->
| oc-zz3            = <!-- Old Chinese (Zhengzhang Shangfang reconstruction3) -->
<!-- Third alternative name -->
| altname4          = <!-- Third alternative name -->
| c4                = <!-- Chinese4 -->
| t4                = <!-- Traditional4 -->
| s4                = <!-- Simplified4 -->
| l4                = <!-- Literal Meaning4 -->
| tp4               = <!-- Tongyong pinyin4 -->
| p4                = <!-- Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin4 -->
| w4                = <!-- Wade Giles4 -->
| mi4               = <!-- Mandarin IPA4 -->
| psp4              = <!-- Chinese Postal Map Romanisation spelling4 -->
| my4               = <!-- Mandarin Yale4 -->
| gr4               = <!-- Gwoyeu Romatzyh4 -->
| mps4              = <!-- Mandarin Phonetic Symbols 4 -->
| bpmf4             = <!-- Bopomofo4 -->
| xej4              = <!-- Xiao'erjing4 -->
| zh-dungan4        = <!-- Mandarin Cyrillic4 -->
| sic4              = <!-- Sichuanese Mandarin4 -->
| y4                = <!-- Cantonese Yale 4-->
| j4                = <!-- Cantonese Jyutping 4-->
| sl4               = <!-- Sidney Lau Cantonese Romanisation 4-->
| gd4               = <!-- Guangdong / Canton Romanization 4-->
| ci4               = <!-- Cantonese IPA4 -->
| toi4              = <!-- Taishanese4 -->
| gan4              = <!-- Gan romanization4 -->
| wuu4              = <!-- Wu romanization4 -->
| hsn4              = <!-- Xiang romanization4 -->
| h4                = <!-- Hakka4 -->
| phfs4             = <!-- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ4 -->
| poj4              = <!-- Taiwanese POJ 4 -->
| buc4              = <!-- Eastern Min BUC 4 -->
| hhbuc4            = <!-- Pu-Xian Min 4 BUC -->
| mblmc4            = <!-- Jian'ou Romanized 4 of Northern Min -->   
| lmz4              = <!-- Shanghainese long-short romanization 4 -->
| ouji4             = <!-- Wenzhounese romanization 4 -->
| suz4              = <!-- Suzhounese romanization 4 -->
| teo4              = <!-- Teochew4 -->
| oc-bs4            = <!-- Old Chinese (Baxter-Sagart reconstruction4) -->
| oc-zz4            = <!-- Old Chinese (Zhengzhang Shangfang reconstruction4) -->
| hangul            = <!-- Korean Hangul -->
| hanja             = <!-- Korean Hanja -->
| rr                = <!-- Revised Romanization of Korean -->
| mr                = <!-- McCune-Reischauer Romanization of Korean -->
| northkorea        = <!-- yes (Hangul becomes Chosŏn'gŭl; Hanja becomes Hancha; in Korean name group) -->
| lk                = <!-- Literal meaning in Korean -->
| cnhangul          = <!-- Chinese Korean Hangul -->
| cnhanja           = <!-- Chinese Korean Hanja -->
| cnrr              = <!-- Revised Romanization of Chinese Korean -->
| cnmr              = <!-- McCune-Reischauer Romanization of Chinese Korean -->
| cnlk              = <!-- Literal meaning in Korean -->
| nkhangul          = <!-- North Korean Hangul -->
| nkhanja           = <!-- North Korean Hanja -->
| nkmr              = <!-- McCune-Reischauer Romanization of North Korean -->
| nkrr              = <!-- Revised Romanization of North Korean -->
| nklk              = <!-- Literal meaning in Korean -->
| skhangul          = <!-- South Korean Hangul -->
| skhanja           = <!-- South Korean Hanja -->
| skrr              = <!-- Revised Romanization of South Korean -->
| skmr              = <!-- McCune-Reischauer Romanization of South Korean -->
| sklk              = <!-- Literal meaning in Korean -->
| kanji             = <!-- Japanese Kanji -->
| kyujitai          = <!-- Japanese Kanji in Kyujitai -->
| shinjitai         = <!-- Japanese Kanji in Shinjitai -->
| kana              = <!-- Japanese Kana -->
| hiragana          = <!-- Japanese Hiragana -->
| katakana          = <!-- Japanese Katakana -->
| romaji            = <!-- Romaji (Preferably use Revised Hepburn, except at exceptions per WP:MOS-JA) -->
| revhep            = <!-- Revised Hepburn romanization of Japanese -->
| tradhep           = <!-- Traditional Hepburn romanization of Japanese -->
| kunrei            = <!-- Kunrei-shiki romanization of Japanese -->
| nihon             = <!-- Nihon-shiki romanization of Japanese -->
| tgl               = <!-- Filipino Tagalog -->
| ben               = <!-- Bengali language -->
| asm               = <!-- Assamese language -->
| nep               = <!-- Nepali language -->
| pra               = <!-- Prakrit language -->
| hin               = <!-- Hindi language -->
| san               = <!-- Sanskrit language -->
| pli               = <!-- Pali language -->
| ind               = <!-- Indonesian language -->
| lao               = <!-- Lao language -->
| li                = <!-- Lao IPA -->
| khm               = <!-- Khmer language -->
| ki                = <!-- Khmer IPA -->
| msa               = <!-- Malay language -->
| mnc               = <!-- Manchu language in vertical Manchu script -->
| mnc_rom           = <!-- Manchu language in horizontal romanizations -->
| mnc_a             = <!-- Manchu language in horizontal Abkai transliteration -->
| mnc_v             = <!-- Manchu language in horizontal Möllendorff transliteration -->
| mon               = <!-- Mongolian language in Cyrillic alphabet -->
| mong              = <!-- Mongolian language in Mongolian script -->
| monr              = <!-- SASM/GNC romanization of Mongolian -->
| por               = <!-- Portugese language -->
| rus               = <!-- Russian language in Cyrillic alphabet -->
| rusr              = <!-- Russian language in Latin alphabet -->
| tam               = <!-- Tamil language -->
| tha               = <!-- Thai language -->
| rtgs              = <!-- Royal Thai General System of Transcription -->
| tib               = <!-- Tibetan language -->
| wylie             = <!-- Wylie transliteration of Tibetan -->
| thdl              = <!-- THDL Simplified Phonetic Transcription of Tibetan -->
| zwpy              = <!-- Zangwen Pinyin (PRC's official Tibetan transliteration) -->
| lhasa             = <!-- Lhasa dialect of Tibetan in IPA -->
| uig               = <!-- Uyghur language (Arabic script) -->
| lu                = <!-- Literal meaning in Uyghur -->
| uly               = <!-- Uyghur Latin script (Uyghur Latin Yëziqi) -->
| uyy               = <!-- Uyghur New script (Yengi Yeziⱪ) -->
| sgs               = <!-- PRC's official Uyghur transliteration -->
| usy               = <!-- Uyghur Cyrillic alphabet (Uyghur Siril Yëziqi) -->
| uipa              = <!-- Uyghur in IPA -->
| vie               = <!-- Vietnamese language (generic) -->
| qn                = <!-- Vietnamese in Quoc Ngu script -->
| chuhan            = <!-- Chu Han (Chinese characters used in Vietnam) -->
| chunom            = <!-- Vietnamese Chu Nom -->
| lqn               = <!-- Literal meaning in Vietnamese -->
| zha               = <!-- Zhuang language -->
| zha57             = <!-- Zhuang 1957 orthography -->
| sd                = <!-- Zhuang Sawndip -->
| dungan            = <!-- Dungan language -->
| dungan-xej        = <!-- Dungan Xiao'erjing -->
| dungan-han        = <!-- Dungan Hanzi -->
| dungan-latin      = <!-- Dungan Romanization -->
| my                = <!-- Burmese language -->
| bi                = <!-- Burmese IPA -->
| phagspa           = <!-- 'Phags-pa script -->
| phagspa-latin     = <!-- Romanization of 'Phags-pa name -->
| tet                = <!--Tetum language -->
| lang1_content     = <!-- Contents of lang1 -->
| lang1             = <!-- Additional language1 -->
| lang2_content     = <!-- Contents of lang2 -->
| lang2             = <!-- Additional language2 -->
| lang2_content     = <!-- Contents of lang2 -->
| lang3             = <!-- Additional language3  -->
| lang3_content     = <!-- Contents of lang3 (you can go in order until lang11) -->
<!-- ... -->
| lang11            = <!-- Additional language11 -->
| lang11_content    = <!-- Contents of lang11 -->
}}

Infobox Chinese
In this sample, the template is using showflag=py with order=st. Simplified Chinese is shown first in order. Pinyin and Yale are displayed outside of the alphabetized hide area.
Simplified Chinese	Simplified text
Traditional Chinese	Traditional text
Hanyu Pinyin	pinyin
Cantonese Yale	yale
Literal meaning	Literal text
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin pinyin Gan Romanization gan text Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization yale Jyutping jyutping

Optional flags

• child=yes: to use this template inside another infobox. If this flag is set, the title parameter should be omitted.
• order=st: By default Traditional Chinese comes first on display. If this flag is called, Simplified Chinese will be displayed first. This is for articles having to do with PRC, Singapore, Malaysia, or Simplified Chinese. Articles that are not strictly regarding the given examples (such as ROC) or can apply to both Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese are strongly suggested to not use this.
• hide=no: By default all romanizations and transcriptions are hidden. If this flag is called, all the transcriptions will be shown.

Optional showflag

By default no romanization will show outside of the hide area. You can call this flag when using the template to have certain romanizations appear permanently in favor of certain regions.

Mandarin

• showflag=p: this will show pinyin outside of the hide area.
• showflag=bpmf: this will show Bopomofo outside of the hide area.
• showflag=xej: this will show Xiao'erjing outside of the hide area.
• showflag=xejp: this will show Xiao'erjing, then pinyin outside of the hide area.
• showflag=wp: this will show Wade–Giles, then pinyin outside of the hide area.

Hakka

• showflag=h: this will show Hakka outside of the hide area.

Min

• showflag=poj: this will show Hokkien poj outside of the hide area.
• showflag=teo: this will show Teochew Peng'im outside of the hide area.
• showflag=buc: this will show Fuzhou buc outside of the hide area.
• showflag=lizu: this will show Leizhou Min outside of the hide area.
• showflag=hain: this will show Hainanese Romanised outside of the hide area.

Yue

• showflag=y: this will show Yale outside of the hide area.
• showflag=yj: this will show Yale, then Jyutping outside of the hide area.
• showflag=jy: this will show Jyutping, then Yale outside of the hide area.
• showflag=j: this will show Jyutping outside of the hide area.
• showflag=py: this will show pinyin, then Yale outside of the hide area.
• showflag=pj: this will show pinyin, then Jyutping outside of the hide area.
• showflag=jyp: this will show Jyutping, Yale, then pinyin outside of the hide area.
• showflag=jp: this will show Jyutping, then pinyin outside of the hide area.
• showflag=gdp: this will show Guangdong Romanization, then pinyin outside of the hide area.
• showflag=toip: this will show Taishanese, then pinyin outside of the hide area.

Wu

• showflag=wuu: this will show Wu outside of the hide area.
• showflag=pwuu: this will show pinyin, then Wu outside of the hide area.
• showflag=lmz: this will show Shanghainese outside of the hide area.

Xiang

• showflag=hsn: this will show Xiang outside of the hide area.
• showflag=phsn: this will show pinyin, then Xiang outside of the hide area.

Gan

• showflag=gan: this will show Gan outside of the hide area.

Sichuanese Mandarin

• showflag=psic: this will show pinyin then Sichuanese pinyin outside of the hide area.

Usage inside other infoboxes

Alternatively, subtemplates for each language can be used inside other templates. In each subtemplate, |header=hide can be used to hide the header reading "Language name".

{{Infobox
...
| data =
{{Infobox Chinese/Korean
| hangul            =  <!--Korean Hangul -->
| hanja             =  <!--Korean Hanja -->
| rr                =  <!--Revised Romanization of Korean -->
| mr                =  <!--McCune-Reischauer Romanization of Korean -->
| northkorea        =  <!--yes (Hangul becomes Chosŏn'gŭl; Hanja becomes Hancha; in Korean name group) -->
| lk                =  <!--Literal meaning in Korean -->
}}
{{Infobox Chinese/Japanese
| kanji             =  <!--Japanese Kanji -->
| kyujitai          =  <!--Japanese Kanji in Kyujitai -->
| shinjitai         =  <!--Japanese Kanji in Shinjitai -->
| kana              =  <!--Japanese Kana -->
| hiragana          =  <!--Japanese Hiragana -->
| katakana          =  <!--Japanese Katakana -->
| romaji            =  <!--Romaji    (Preferably use Revised Hepburn, except at exceptions per WP:MOS-JA)-->
| revhep            =  <!--Revised Hepburn romanization of Japanese -->
| tradhep           =  <!--Traditional Hepburn romanization of Japanese -->
| kunrei            =  <!--Kunrei-shiki romanization of Japanese -->
| nihon             =  <!--Nihon-shiki romanization of Japanese -->
}}
{{Infobox Chinese/Russian
| rus               =  <!--Russian language in Cyrillic alphabet -->
| rusr              =  <!--Russian language in Latin alphabet -->
}}
...
}}

which gives the following result:

Infobox

Korean name
Hangul	{{{hangul}}}
Hanja	{{{hanja}}}
Literal meaning	{{{lk}}}
Transcriptions Revised Romanization {{{rr}}} McCune–Reischauer {{{mr}}}
Japanese name
Kanji	{{{kanji}}}
Shinjitai	{{{shinjitai}}}
Kyūjitai	{{{kyujitai}}}
Kana	{{{kana}}}
Hiragana	{{{hiragana}}}
Katakana	{{{katakana}}}
Transcriptions Romanization {{{romaji}}} Revised Hepburn {{{hepburn}}} Traditional Hepburn {{{tradhep}}} Kunrei-shiki {{{kunrei}}} Nihon-shiki {{{nihon}}}
Russian name
Russian	{{{cyrillic}}}
Romanization	{{{romanization}}}

Using the collapse parameter

Infobox Chinese
Put caption here
Put caption here
Chinese name
Chinese	c
Traditional Chinese	t
Simplified Chinese	s
Postal	psp
Literal meaning	l
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin p Bopomofo bpmf Gwoyeu Romatzyh gr Wade–Giles w Tongyong Pinyin tp MPS2 mps other Mandarin Xiao'erjing xej Dungan zh-dungan Wu Romanization wuu Shanghainese Romanization lmz Wenzhounese Romanisation ouji Gan Romanization gan Xiang IPA hsn Hakka Romanization h Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization y IPA ci Jyutping j other Yue Taishanese toi Southern Min Hokkien POJ poj Teochew Peng'im teo Hainanese Romanization hain Leizhou Romanization lizu Eastern Min Fuzhou BUC buc Pu-Xian Min Hinghwa BUC hhbuc Northern Min Jian'ou Romanized mblmc
altname
Chinese	c2
Traditional Chinese	t2
Simplified Chinese	s2
Postal	psp2
Literal meaning	l2
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin p2 Bopomofo bpmf2 Gwoyeu Romatzyh gr2 Wade–Giles w2 Tongyong Pinyin tp2 MPS2 mps2 other Mandarin Xiao'erjing xej2 Dungan zh-dungan2 Wu Romanization wuu2 Shanghainese Romanization lmz2 Wenzhounese Romanisation ouji2 Gan Romanization gan2 Xiang IPA hsn2 Hakka Romanization h2 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization y2 IPA ci2 Jyutping j2 other Yue Taishanese toi2 Southern Min Hokkien POJ poj2 Teochew Peng'im teo2 Eastern Min Fuzhou BUC buc2 Pu-Xian Min Hinghwa BUC hhbuc2 Northern Min Jian'ou Romanized mblmc2
Burmese name
Burmese	my
Tibetan name
Tibetan	tib
Transcriptions Wylie wylie THL tdhl Tibetan Pinyin zwpy Lhasa IPA lhasa
Dunganese name
Dungan	dungan
Xiao'erjing	dungan-xej
Romanization	dungan-latin
Hanzi	dungan-han
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese	vie
Vietnamese alphabet	qn
Chữ Nôm	chunom
Thai name
Thai	tha
RTGS	rtgs
Zhuang name
Zhuang	zha
Korean name
Hangul	hangul
Hanja	hanja
Literal meaning	lk
Transcriptions Revised Romanization rr McCune–Reischauer mr
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic	mon
Mongolian script	mong
Transcriptions SASM/GNC monr
Japanese name
Kanji	kanji
Kana	kana
Hiragana	hiragana
Katakana	katakana
Kyūjitai	kyujitai
Shinjitai	shinjitai
Transcriptions Romanization romaji Revised Hepburn revhep Traditional Hepburn tradhep Kunrei-shiki kunrei Nihon-shiki nihon
Malay name
Malay	msa
Indonesian name
Indonesian	ind
Filipino name
Tagalog	tgl
Uyghur name
Uyghur	uig
Transcriptions Latin Yëziqi uly Yengi Yeziⱪ uyy Siril Yëziqi usy Uyghur IPA uipa
Manchu name
Manchu script	mnc
Tamil name
Tamil	tam
Hindi name
Hindi	hin
Portuguese name
Portuguese	por
Russian name
Russian	rus
Romanization	rusr
Lao name
Lao	lao
Khmer name
Khmer	khm
Tetum name
Tetum	tet
lang2 name
lang2	lang2_content
lang3 name
lang3	lang3_content

The collapse parameter allows abbreviated, expandable versions of this template. At right is the same template as above, with collapse set to yes.

• collapse=yes (collapsable template, initially in collapsed state)
• collapse=no (collapsable template, initially in expanded state)
• if the parameter is omitted, the standard (non-collapsable) version is used.

Subtemplates used by Infobox Chinese

• {{Infobox Chinese/Header}}
• {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese}}
• {{Infobox Chinese/Burmese}}
• {{Infobox Chinese/Tibetan}}
• {{Infobox Chinese/Dunganese}}
• {{Infobox Chinese/Vietnamese}}
• {{Infobox Chinese/Thai}}
• {{Infobox Chinese/Zhuang}}
• {{Infobox Chinese/Korean}}
• {{Infobox Chinese/Mongolian}}
• {{Infobox Chinese/Japanese}}
• {{Infobox Chinese/Blank}}
• {{Infobox Chinese/Uyghur}}
• {{Infobox Chinese/Manchu}}
• {{Infobox Chinese/Russian}}
• {{Infobox Chinese/Footer}}

Related templates

• Template:Chinese name
• Template:Infobox Tibetan-Chinese
• Template:Infobox East Asian name
• Template:Infobox Korean name
• Template:Infobox Chinese emperor

All {{zh-xx}} templates have been merged into {{zh}}, which can do anything. Consult that template's documentation for more details.

Ruby templates

• {{ruby-zh-p}} (for pinyin)
• {{ruby-zh-b}} (for zhuyin)

See also

• Template:CJKV

TemplateData

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This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox Chinese in articles based on its TemplateData. TemplateData for Infobox Chinese Used to represent Chinese personal and place names, as well as those of some other East Asian cultures Template parameters[Edit template data] This template has custom formatting. Parameter Description Type Status Name in Chinese c Name in Chinese characters when traditional and simplified coincide Example 天下 Line suggested Name in traditional characters t Name in traditional Chinese characters Example 中國 Line suggested Name in simplified characters s Name in simplified Chinese characters Example 中国 Line suggested Pinyin transcription p Transcription in Hanyu Pinyin Example Zhōngguó Line suggested Tongyong pinyin tp Transcription in Tongyong Pinyin Example Jhōngguó Line optional Literal meaning l Meaning of the name in English Example Central kingdom Line optional Wade-Giles w Transcription in Wade-Giles Example Chung1-kuo2 Line optional Yale Romanization (Cantonese) y Transcription in Cantonese Yale Romanization Example Jùnggwok Line optional Jyutping j Transcription in Jyutping (Cantonese) Example zung1 gwok3 Line suggested Mandarin IPA mi International phonetic alphabet pronunciation of the name in Modern Standard Mandarin Example {{IPAc-cmn|zh|ong|1|.|g|uo|2}} Content suggested Cantonese IPA ci International phonetic alphabet pronunciation of the name in Standard Cantonese Example {{IPAc-yue|z|ung|1|.|g|wok|3}} Content suggested Peh-oe-ji poj Transcription in Peh-oe-ji, as in Hokkien Example Tiong-kok Line optional Tâi-Lô (Taiwanese romanization) tl Transcription Tâi-Lô, as in Taiwan Example Tiong-kok Line optional Nanjing Mandarin lj Transcription in Nanjing Mandarin Line optional Wu Romanization wuu Transcription in Wu (e.g. Shanghainese) Example tson koq (T1) Line optional Gan romanization gan Romanization of the name for Gan Chinese dialects Example Tung-koe̍t Line optional Gwoyeu Romatzyh gr Gwoyeu Romatzyh Mandarin romanization of the name Example Jonggwo Line optional Mandarin Phonetic Symbols mps Transcription of the name in Mandarin Phonetic Symbols Example Jūngguó Line optional Xiao'erjiang arabicization xej Name in the Xiao'erjiang "Children's script" Arabic script Example ﺟْﻮﻗُﻮَع Line optional Name in Dungan script zh-dungan Name in the Cyrillic script for the Dungan Mandarin dialect Example Җунгуй Line optional Sichuanese Mandarin sic Transcription of the name into Sichuanese Mandarin Example Zong1 gwe2 Line optional Bopomofo (Zhuyin) bpmf Zhuyin phonetic pronunciation guide of the name Example ㄓㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄤ Line optional Xiang romanization hsn Romanization of the name for Xiang Chinese Example zhong1 gue6 Line optional Hakka Transliteration Scheme h Romanization of the name for Hakka Chinese Example zung´ gued` Line optional Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Hakka romanization phfs Pha̍k-fa-sṳ romanization of the name for Hakka Chinese Example Chûng-koet Line optional Peng'im (Teochow) teo Peng'im romanization of the name for Teochow Min Nan Example Diê⁵ziu¹ uê⁷ Line optional Hokkien Bbánlám pìngyīm (Pumindian) bp Bbánlám pìngyīm romanization of the name for Hokkien Example Bbánlám Hōng'ggián Pìngyīm Hōng'àn Line optional Bàng-uâ-cê Eastern Min Romanization buc Bàng-uâ-cê (BUC) Foochow Min Dong romanization of the name for Eastern Min dialects Example Dṳ̆ng-guók Line optional Hinghwa Romanization, Putian Min hhbuc Pu-Xian Min Báⁿ-uā-ci̍ (BUC) transcription of the name Example Báⁿ-uā-ci̍ Line optional Northern Min Jian'ou romanization mblmc Kienning Colloquial Romanization (KCR/LMC) of the name Example Dô̤ng-gŏ Line optional Postal romanization psp Chinese postal map romanization of the name Example Peking Line optional Mandarin Yale Romanization myr Mandarin Yale romanization of the name Example Hwáyǔwén Nénglì Tsèyàn Line optional Hide romanizations? hide no description Example no String optional Show a romanization by default? showflag Show a chosen transcription outside of collapsed box, even when other transcriptions are collapsed Example poj String optional Display order order first If 'st', lists the name in simplified Chinese characters first. This is recommended for Malaysia, PRC, Singapore and Simplified Chinese characters-related articles since their adoption, and strongly recommended to not be used for other articles. Example st String optional Is this infobox a child of another? child If 'yes', allows proper formatting as a nested infobox. In this case, omit the 'title' parameter. Example yes String optional Collapse infobox? collapse If 'yes', allows the infobox to collapse by default. If 'no', it will not. Example yes String optional Infobox title title Title of this infobox; defaults to the article title. Example Miles Kwok Line optional Header color headercolor Color for the heading Default #b0c4de Line optional Picture pic Picture for the infobox File optional Picture caption piccap A caption for the first picture Example "Zhejiang" in Chinese characters Content optional Picture size picsize Size of the first picture Example 260px Line optional Picture alt text pictooltip Tooltip (alt text) for the first picture Line optional Second picture pic2 Second picture for the infobox File optional Second picture caption piccap2 A caption for the second picture Example "Zhejiang" in Chinese characters Content optional Second picture size picsize2 Size of the second picture Example 260px Line optional Second picture alt text pic2tooltip Tooltip (alt text) for the second picture Line optional First alternative name title altname no description Example [[Chinese name#Milk|milk name]] Unbalanced wikitext suggested Second alternative name title altname3 no description Example [[Chinese name#School name|school name]] Unbalanced wikitext optional Third alternative name title altname4 no description Example [[Courtesy name|Courtesy name]] Unbalanced wikitext optional Fourth alternative name title altname5 no description Example [[Chinese name#Milk|milk name]] Unbalanced wikitext optional First other language lang1 no description Example [[English language|English]] Line optional Name in first other language lang1_content no description Example Andrew Ng Line optional Second other language lang2 no description Example [[French language|French]] Line optional Name in second other language lang2_content no description Example Andrew Ng Line optional Korean name in Korean characters hangul Korean name in the Korean alphabet, Hangul Example 발해 Line optional Korean name in Hanja hanja Korean name in Chinese characters used to write the Korean language, known as Hanja Example 渤海 Line optional Korean revised romanization rr Revised Romanization of the Korean language name Example Balhae Line optional Korean McCune–Reischauer romanization mr McCune–Reischauer romanization of the Korean name (as used in North Korea) Example Parhae Line optional North Korea specific name? northkorea if yes, Hangul becomes Chosŏn'gŭl and Hanja becomes Hancha; in the Korean name group Example yes String optional Literal meaning of Korean name lk The meaning in English of the Korean name Example Bohai bay Line optional Japanese name in Kanji kanji Japanese name in Chinese characters used to write the Japanese language, known as Kanji Example 日本国 Line optional Traditional Japanese Kanji kyujitai Traditional (Kyujitai) Kanji to write the name in Japanese Example 日本國 Line optional Japanese simplified Kanji shinjitai Japanese name in Shinjitai, simplified Kanji characters Example 大日本帝国 Line optional Japanese kana kana no description Line optional Japanese hiragana hiragana Japanese name in the hiragana phonetic script Example にっぽんこ Line optional Japanese katakana katakana Japanese name in the katakana phonetic script Example ニホンコク Line optional Japanese Rōmaji romanization romaji Rōmaji romanization of the Japanese name Example Nihon-koku Line optional Japanese Hepburn romanization hepburn revhep Revised Hepburn romanization of the Japanese name Example Nippon-koku Line optional Japanese traditional Hepburn romanization tradhep no description Line optional kunrei kunrei no description Line optional nihon nihon no description Line optional Russian name rus Name in Russian Example Дунгане Line optional Alternate name in Chinese c2 Alternate name in Chinese characters when traditional and simplified coincide Line optional Alternate name in traditional characters t2 Alternate name in traditional Chinese characters Line optional Alternate name in simplified characters s2 Alternate name in simplified Chinese characters Line optional Pinyin transcription 2 p2 Hanyu Pinyin transcription of the alternate name Line optional Tongyong pinyin 2 tp2 Tongyong Pinyin transcription of the alternate name Line optional Literal meaning 2 l2 Meaning of the alternate name in English Line optional Wade-Giles 2 w2 Wade-Giles transcription of the alternate name Line optional Yale Romanization 2 y2 Cantonese Yale transcription of the alternate name Line optional Jyutping 2 j2 Jyutping transcription of the alternate name Line optional Mandarin IPA 2 mi2 International phonetic alphabet pronunciation of the alternate name in Modern Standard Mandarin Content optional Cantonese IPA 2 ci2 International phonetic alphabet pronunciation of the alternate name in Standard Cantonese Content optional Peh-oe-ji 2 poj2 Peh-oe-ji transcription of the alternate name Line optional Tâi-Lô 2 tl2 Tâi-Lô transcription of the alternate name Line optional Nanjing Mandarin 2 lj2 Nanjing Mandarin transcription of the alternate name Line optional Wu Romanization 2 wuu2 Wu transcription of the alternate name Line optional Gan romanization 2 gan2 Romanization of the alternate name for Gan Chinese dialects Example Tung-koe̍t Line optional Gwoyeu Romatzyh 2 gr2 Gwoyeu Romatzyh Mandarin romanization of the alternate name Example Jonggwo Line optional Mandarin Phonetic Symbols 2 mps2 Transcription of the alternate name in Mandarin Phonetic Symbols Example Jūngguó Line optional Xiao'erjiang arabicization 2 xej2 Alternate in the Xiao'erjiang "Children's script" Arabic script Example ﺟْﻮﻗُﻮَع Line optional Alternate name in Dungan script zh-dungan2 Alternate name in the Cyrillic script for the Dungan Mandarin dialect Example Җунгуй Line optional Sichuanese Mandarin 2 sic2 Transcription of the alternate name into Sichuanese Mandarin Example Zong1 gwe2 Line optional Bopomofo (Zhuyin) 2 bpmf2 Zhuyin phonetic pronunciation guide of the alternate name Example ㄓㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄤ Line optional Xiang romanization 2 hsn2 Romanization of the alternate name for Xiang Chinese Line optional Hakka Transliteration 2 h2 Romanization of the alternate name for Hakka Chinese Line optional Pha̍k-fa-sṳ 2 phfs2 Pha̍k-fa-sṳ romanization of the alternate name for Hakka Chinese Example Mòi-yen-fa Line optional Peng'im (Teochow) 2 teo2 Peng'im romanization of the alternate name for Teochow Min Nan Example Diê⁵ziu¹ uê⁷ Line optional Hokkien Bbánlám pìngyīm 2 bp2 Bbánlám pìngyīm romanization of the alternate name for Hokkien Example Bbánlám Hōng'ggián Pìngyīm Hōng'àn Line optional Bàng-uâ-cê, Foochow Romanized 2 buc2 Bàng-uâ-cê (BUC) romanization of the alternate name for Eastern Min dialects Example Hók-ciŭ-uâ Lò̤-mā-cê Line optional Hinghwa Romanization, Putian Min 2 hhbuc2 Pu-Xian Min Báⁿ-uā-ci̍ (BUC) transcription of the alternate name Example Báⁿ-uā-ci̍ Line optional Northern Min Jian'ou romanization 2 mblmc2 Kienning Colloquial Romanization (LMC) of the alternate name Example Gṳ̿ing-nǎing Lô̤-mǎ-cī Line optional Postal romanization 2 psp2 Chinese postal map romanization of the alternate name Example Peking Line optional Mandarin Yale Romanization 2 myr2 Mandarin Yale romanization of the alternate name Example Hwáyǔwén Nénglì Tsèyàn Line optional Second alternate name in Chinese c3 Second alternate name in Chinese characters when traditional and simplified coincide Line optional Second alternate name in traditional characters t3 Second alternate name in traditional Chinese characters Line optional Second alternate name in simplified characters s3 Second alternate name in simplified Chinese characters Line optional Pinyin transcription 3 p3 Hanyu Pinyin transcription of the second alternate name Line optional Tongyong pinyin 3 tp3 Tongyong Pinyin transcription of the second alternate name Line optional Literal meaning 3 l3 Meaning of the second alternate name in English Line optional Wade-Giles 3 w3 Wade-Giles transcription of the second alternate name Line optional Yale Romanization 3 y3 Cantonese Yale transcription of the second alternate name Line optional Jyutping 3 j3 Jyutping transcription of the second alternate name Line optional Mandarin IPA 3 mi3 International phonetic alphabet pronunciation of the second alternate name in Modern Standard Mandarin Content optional Cantonese IPA 3 ci3 International phonetic alphabet pronunciation of the second alternate name in Standard Cantonese Content optional Peh-oe-ji 3 poj3 Peh-oe-ji transcription of the second alternate name Line optional Tâi-Lô 3 tl3 Tâi-Lô transcription of the second alternate name Line optional Nanjing Mandarin 3 lj3 Nanjing Mandarin transcription of the second alternate name Line optional Wu Romanization 3 wuu3 Wu transcription of the second alternate name Line optional Gan romanization 3 gan3 Romanization of the second alternate name for Gan Chinese dialects Example Tung-koe̍t Line optional Gwoyeu Romatzyh 3 gr3 Gwoyeu Romatzyh Mandarin romanization of the second alternate name Example Jonggwo Line optional Mandarin Phonetic Symbols 3 mps3 Transcription of the second alternate name in Mandarin Phonetic Symbols Example Jūngguó Line optional Xiao'erjiang arabicization 3 xej3 Second alternate in the Xiao'erjiang "Children's script" Arabic script Example ﺟْﻮﻗُﻮَع Line optional Second alternate name in Dungan script zh-dungan3 Second alternate name in the Cyrillic script for the Dungan Mandarin dialect Example Җунгуй Line optional Sichuanese Mandarin 3 sic3 Transcription of the second alternate name into Sichuanese Mandarin Example Zong1 gwe3 Line optional Bopomofo (Zhuyin) 3 bpmf3 Zhuyin phonetic pronunciation guide of the second alternate name Example ㄓㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄤ Line optional Xiang romanization 3 hsn3 Romanization of the second alternate name for Xiang Chinese Line optional Hakka Transliteration 3 h3 Romanization of the second alternate name for Hakka Chinese Line optional Pha̍k-fa-sṳ 3 phfs3 Pha̍k-fa-sṳ romanization of the second alternate name for Hakka Chinese Example Mòi-yen-fa Line optional Peng'im (Teochow) 3 teo3 Peng'im romanization of the second alternate name for Teochow Min Nan Example Diê⁵ziu¹ uê⁷ Line optional Hokkien Bbánlám pìngyīm 3 bp3 Bbánlám pìngyīm romanization of the second alternate name for Hokkien Example Bbánlám Hōng'ggián Pìngyīm Hōng'àn Line optional Bàng-uâ-cê, Foochow Romanized 3 buc3 Bàng-uâ-cê (BUC) romanization of the second alternate name for Eastern Min dialects Example Hók-ciŭ-uâ Lò̤-mā-cê Line optional Hinghwa Romanization, Putian Min 3 hhbuc3 Pu-Xian Min Báⁿ-uā-ci̍ (BUC) transcription of the second alternate name Example Báⁿ-uā-ci̍ Line optional Northern Min Jian'ou romanization 3 mblmc3 Kienning Colloquial Romanization (LMC) of the second alternate name Example Gṳ̿ing-nǎing Lô̤-mǎ-cī Line optional Postal romanization 3 psp3 Chinese postal map romanization of the second alternate name Example Peking Line optional Mandarin Yale Romanization 3 myr3 Mandarin Yale romanization of the second alternate name Example Hwáyǔwén Nénglì Tsèyàn Line optional Third alternate name in Chinese c4 Third alternate name in Chinese characters when traditional and simplified coincide Line optional Third alternate name in traditional characters t4 Third alternate name in traditional Chinese characters Line optional Third alternate name in simplified characters s4 Third alternate name in simplified Chinese characters Line optional Pinyin transcription 4 p4 Hanyu Pinyin transcription of the third alternate name Line optional Tongyong pinyin 4 tp4 Tongyong Pinyin transcription of the third alternate name Line optional Literal meaning 4 l4 Meaning of the third alternate name in English Line optional Wade-Giles 4 w4 Wade-Giles transcription of the third alternate name Line optional Yale Romanization 4 y4 Cantonese Yale transcription of the third alternate name Line optional Jyutping 4 j4 Jyutping transcription of the third alternate name Line optional Mandarin IPA 4 mi4 International phonetic alphabet pronunciation of the third alternate name in Modern Standard Mandarin Content optional Cantonese IPA 4 ci4 International phonetic alphabet pronunciation of the third alternate name in Standard Cantonese Content optional Peh-oe-ji 4 poj4 Peh-oe-ji transcription of the third alternate name Line optional Tâi-Lô 4 tl4 Tâi-Lô transcription of the third alternate name Line optional Nanjing Mandarin 4 lj4 Nanjing Mandarin transcription of the third alternate name Line optional Wu Romanization 4 wuu4 Wu transcription of the third alternate name Line optional Gan romanization 4 gan4 Romanization of the third alternate name for Gan Chinese dialects Example Tung-koe̍t Line optional Gwoyeu Romatzyh 4 gr4 Gwoyeu Romatzyh Mandarin romanization of the third alternate name Example Jonggwo Line optional Mandarin Phonetic Symbols 4 mps4 Transcription of the third alternate name in Mandarin Phonetic Symbols Example Jūngguó Line optional Xiao'erjiang arabicization 4 xej4 Third alternate in the Xiao'erjiang "Children's script" Arabic script Example ﺟْﻮﻗُﻮَع Line optional Third alternate name in Dungan script zh-dungan4 Third alternate name in the Cyrillic script for the Dungan Mandarin dialect Example Җунгуй Line optional Sichuanese Mandarin 4 sic4 Transcription of the third alternate name into Sichuanese Mandarin Example Zong1 gwe4 Line optional Bopomofo (Zhuyin) 4 bpmf4 Zhuyin phonetic pronunciation guide of the third alternate name Example ㄓㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄤ Line optional Xiang romanization 4 hsn4 Romanization of the third alternate name for Xiang Chinese Line optional Hakka Transliteration 4 h4 Romanization of the third alternate name for Hakka Chinese Line optional Pha̍k-fa-sṳ 4 phfs4 Pha̍k-fa-sṳ romanization of the third alternate name for Hakka Chinese Example Mòi-yen-fa Line optional Peng'im (Teochow) 4 teo4 Peng'im romanization of the third alternate name for Teochow Min Nan Example Diê⁵ziu¹ uê⁷ Line optional Hokkien Bbánlám pìngyīm 4 bp4 Bbánlám pìngyīm romanization of the third alternate name for Hokkien Example Bbánlám Hōng'ggián Pìngyīm Hōng'àn Line optional Bàng-uâ-cê, Foochow Romanized 4 buc4 Bàng-uâ-cê (BUC) romanization of the third alternate name for Eastern Min dialects Example Hók-ciŭ-uâ Lò̤-mā-cê Line optional Hinghwa Romanization, Putian Min 4 hhbuc4 Pu-Xian Min Báⁿ-uā-ci̍ (BUC) transcription of the third alternate name Example Báⁿ-uā-ci̍ Line optional Northern Min Jian'ou romanization 4 mblmc4 Kienning Colloquial Romanization (LMC) of the third alternate name Example Gṳ̿ing-nǎing Lô̤-mǎ-cī Line optional Postal romanization 4 psp4 Chinese postal map romanization of the third alternate name Example Peking Line optional Mandarin Yale Romanization 4 myr4 Mandarin Yale romanization of the third alternate name Example Hwáyǔwén Nénglì Tsèyàn Line optional Dungan name in Xiao'erjiang dungan-xej Name in the Dungan language/Mandarin dialect, written in the Xiao'erjiang Arabic script Example حُوِ ذَو Line optional Dungan name dungan Name in the Dungan language/Mandarin dialect, written in the Cyrillic Example Хуэйзў Line optional Dungan name (latin Script) dungan-latin Name in the Dungan language/Mandarin dialect, written in the Latin script Example Huejzw Line optional Dungan name in Hanzi dungan-han Name in the Dungan language/Mandarin dialect, written in Chinese characters Example 回族 Line optional Uyghur script uig Uyghur language name in the Perso-Arabic script Example شۆھرەت زاكىر Line optional Uyghur name (Cyrillic) usy Uyghur language name in the Cyrillic script (Uyghur Siril Yëziqi) Example Шɵһрəт Закир Line optional Uyghur Latin script uly Uyghur language name in the Uyghur Latin script (Uyghur Latin Yëziqi) Line optional Uyghur New script uyy Uyghur language name in the Uyghur New script (Yengi Yeziⱪ) Line optional Uyghur name's literal meaning lu The literal meaning of the Uyghur language name in English Line optional Uyghur name (PRC transliteration) sgs Uyghur language name in the official PRC transliteration Line optional Uyghur IPA uipa IPA pronunciation for the name in the Uyghur language Line optional

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