public static String getFirstSpell(String chinese) { StringBuffer pybf = new StringBuffer(); char[] arr = chinese.toCharArray(); HanyuPinyinOutputFormat defaultFormat = new HanyuPinyinOutputFormat(); defaultFormat.setCaseType(HanyuPinyinCaseType.LOWERCASE); defaultFormat.setToneType(HanyuPinyinToneType.WITHOUT_TONE); for (char curchar : arr) { if (curchar > 128) { try { String[] temp = PinyinHelper.toHanyuPinyinStringArray(curchar, defaultFormat); if (temp != null) { pybf.append(temp[0].charAt(0)); } } catch (BadHanyuPinyinOutputFormatCombination e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } else { pybf.append(curchar); } } return pybf.toString().replaceAll("\W", "").trim();