拼音

Noun

 * 1) romanisation system; transcription system
 * 2)  Pinyin (Hanyu Pinyin), a system of romanization for Mandarin Chinese
 * 1)  Pinyin (Hanyu Pinyin), a system of romanization for Mandarin Chinese

Verb

 * 1) to spell; to phoneticize
 * 2) to combine sounds into syllables

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) Pinyin

Usage notes
Since the character is not in the original JIS X 0208 specification, it may be written as  instead.