Chinese Converter

The Chinese converter switches text between Chinese writing standards, which matters when publishing to readers in mainland China, Taiwan or Hong Kong, localizing documentation, or reading older texts.

• Simplified to Traditional: convert Simplified Chinese to standard Traditional Chinese
• Traditional to Simplified: convert Traditional Chinese back to Simplified
• Simplified to Taiwan standard: produce the Traditional forms used in Taiwan, including local vocabulary such as software and network
• Simplified to Hong Kong Traditional: produce the Traditional forms used in Hong Kong with its own vocabulary

Under the hood

• Built on the open-source OpenCC engine with large dictionaries and high accuracy
• Converts vocabulary as well as characters, so regional word choices follow
• Handles large inputs with no length limit

When to use it

• Publishing site content in both Simplified and Traditional versions
• Converting documents, novels or papers between the two standards
• Localizing an app for different Chinese-speaking markets
• Reading classical and traditional-culture material in Traditional Chinese

All processing runs in the browser and nothing is uploaded.

Conversion notes

• Character level: each Simplified character maps to its Traditional form
• Vocabulary level: regional usage is applied, so Taiwan and Hong Kong wording differs from the mainland
• One-to-many: some Simplified characters map to several Traditional ones, and the context decides which is used
• OpenCC: the engine behind this tool, with vocabulary-aware conversion