Zhou akati basa racho rakatora makore matatu, uye raive basa renguva yakazara. Pinyin yakaitwa romanization yepamutemo muna 1958, kunyangwe (sezvazviri ikozvino) yaingova yekududza gwaro, kwete chinotsiva kunyora system. Zhou Pinyin yakavakirwa pane akati wandei masisitimu akambovapo: phonemes akafuridzirwa naGwoyeu Romatzyh wa1928 uye chiLatin Sin Wenz wa1931, nepo diacritic mamaki anomiririra matoni akafuridzirwa na zhuyin. Muna Kubvumbi 1979, International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) yakaita musangano wetekinoroji muWarsaw. Vachitaura vakamiririra People's Republic of China, Zhou akataura kuti kushandiswa kwePinyin se "Hanyu" kwakave chirongwa chepasi rose.
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