For Mandarin scripts, there's software now where you can just insert the Chinese script, and it comes out all in pinyin. — Daniel Wu Copy Share Image
“There is a progression from pictographic, writing the picture; to ideographic, writing the idea; and then logographic, writing the word. Chinese script began this transition between 4,500 and 8,000 years ago: signs that began as pictures came to represent meaningful… — James Gleick Copy Share Image
