Liam Huang submitted an update to the
xpinyin
package.
Version: 3.2 2026-09-27
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: Automatically add pinyin to Chinese characters
Announcement text:
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xpinyin v3.2 brings new commands for querying pinyin data, broader input
support, updated Unicode data, and several bug fixes.
NEW FEATURES
- `\disablepinyin` now has a starred form that also covers the `\xpinyin`
command itself. (#265)
- Four new commands `\xpinyinvalue`, `\xpinyininitial`, `\xpinyinshengmu`, and
`\xpinyinyunmu` for querying the pronunciation of individual characters, useful
for Chinese index grouping and sorting; the data table is loaded on demand via
the `query` option. (#550)
- Pinyin arguments now accept `ü`/`Ü` directly, equivalent to the existing
`v`/`V` notation. Previously `\pinyin{nü3}` produced the literal text `nü3`
under XeTeX, and caused an error under pdfTeX with `CJKutf8`. (#1069)
BUG FIXES
- When xeCJK's `AutoFallBack` has switched to a fallback font, the box used for
width measurement no longer reselects the main font, fixing ruby text being
compressed to an incorrect width. (#997)
- `\setpinyin` now also updates the query table for characters not in the
built-in database; previously only the ruby table was updated while
`\xpinyinvalue` still reported "no pronunciation". (PR #1051)
- `\setpinyin` now strips the trailing `5` (neutral tone marker) when storing to
the query table, consistent with the convention that the query table omits the
digit for neutral tone; previously the `none` form returned `shi5` instead of
`shi`. (PR #1051)
OTHER CHANGES
- Pinyin data updated to Unicode 18.0 Unihan (v3.1 used 14.0), adding
pronunciations for about 3,000 more characters; the preferred reading of about
300 characters has changed accordingly, mostly corrections to the current
standard pronunciation, e.g. "绩" changed from `jī` to `jì`. The characters
"子", "們", "啊", "啦", and "哇" retain their original neutral-tone readings.
Use `\setpinyin` to override when needed.
- Added standalone regression tests and integrated version-consistency checks
for tag-based release builds. This only affects the test and release workflow,
not the package behavior.
Source code: https://github.com/CTeX-org/ctex-kit
Issue tracker: https://github.com/CTeX-org/ctex-kit/issues
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https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/xpinyin
More information is at
https://ctan.org/pkg/xpinyin
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Thanks for the upload.
For the CTAN Team
Erik Braun
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