Chinese Word Counter
Instantly count Chinese characters, words, punctuation marks and reading time — free, no sign-up, works entirely in your browser.
Chinese text doesn’t count the way English does — there are no spaces between words, and a single character can carry as much meaning as an entire English word. Our Chinese Word Counter is built specifically for this: paste in Simplified or Traditional Chinese and instantly get an accurate character count, word count, punctuation count and estimated reading time, all calculated the way Chinese text actually works rather than by counting spaces.
Whether you’re writing for WeChat, checking a translation’s length against a target word count, preparing subtitles, or just curious how long a passage will take to read aloud, this tool gives you numbers you can trust — computed instantly in your browser, with nothing uploaded or stored anywhere.
Features
- Accurate CJK character counting (Simplified & Traditional Chinese)
- Separate counts for characters with and without spaces
- Word count using standard Chinese word-count conventions
- Punctuation mark counting (Chinese and Western punctuation)
- Estimated reading time based on natural Chinese reading speed
- Handles mixed Chinese/English text correctly
- One-click copy and clear
- 100% free, no sign-up, nothing sent to a server
How to Use
- Paste or type your Chinese text into the box above
- Watch character, word, punctuation and reading-time counts update instantly as you type
- Edit your text and see the numbers recalculate in real time
- Use Copy Text to grab your text back out, or Clear to start over
Examples
Example: pasting the phrase 你好，世界！这是一个字数统计示例。 returns a character count, a word count (each Chinese character generally counts as one word, per standard Chinese word-count conventions), a punctuation count for the full-width comma and exclamation mark, and an estimated reading time.
Benefits
- Meet exact character-count requirements for platforms like WeChat and Weibo
- Estimate reading or speaking time for scripts, subtitles and presentations
- Compare translation length against a source or target word count
- Check punctuation usage in formal or academic Chinese writing
- Works entirely offline in your browser — nothing is uploaded
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this Chinese Word Counter free to use?
Yes, it's completely free with no sign-up and no limit on how many times you can use it.
Does it work with both Simplified and Traditional Chinese?
Yes. The counter detects CJK characters regardless of script, so both Simplified and Traditional Chinese are counted accurately.
How is "word count" calculated for Chinese text, since there are no spaces between words?
Each Chinese character is counted as one word, which is the standard convention used by most Chinese word-count tools, plus any whitespace-separated non-Chinese words in mixed text.
Is my text stored or sent anywhere?
No. All counting happens locally in your browser — your text is never transmitted to or stored on our servers.
Can I use this for mixed Chinese and English text?
Yes, the tool correctly separates and counts CJK characters and non-CJK words within the same passage.
