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Woo Tsin-hang1 (吳敬恆 Pinyin: Wú Jìnghéng, Wade-Giles: Wu Ching-heng) ( March 25, 1865 - October 30, 1953), born Wu Tiao (朓 Wú Tiǎo), having the courtesy name Chih-hui (稚暉 Zhìhui), was a Chinese linguist and philosopher who was the chairman of the 1912–13 Commission on the Unification of Pronunciation that created Zhuyin (based on Zhang Binglin's work) and standardized Guoyu pronunciation.

Woo Tsin-hang was born in Wujing (武進), Jiangsu province, during the Qing Dynasty.

In 1905, before the establishment of the Republic of ChinaThe Republic of China ( Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: ; Wade-Giles: Chung-hua Min-kuo, Tongyong Pinyin: JhongHua MinGuo, Hanyu Pinyin: Zhonghua Minguo) is a de facto sovereign state that currently administers the island groups of Taiwan, Peng, he met Sun Yat-senSun Yat-sen ( November 12, 1866 March 12, 1925) was a Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman. He had a significant influence in the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty and establishment of the Republic of China. A founder of the Kuomintang, Sun was the firs in EuropeFor the band of the same name, see Europe (band . Europe is a continent forming the westermost part of the Eurasian supercontinent. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Se, then he joined the Tong Meng Hui. He also became the first Academic Scholar of the Humanity Division (人文組院士) of the Academia SinicaAlternate meaning: Chinese Academy of Sciences The Academia Sinica (; Latin, "Chinese Academy"), headquartered in the Nangang district of Taipei, is the national academy for the Republic of China on Taiwan. It is directly responsible to the President of t and a representative in the National People's Delegate Conferences (國民大會). He moved to TaiwanFor the political entity commonly known as "Taiwan," see Republic of China. The island of Taiwan ( Traditional: , Simplified: , Pinyin: Taiwn, Wade-Giles: T'ai-wan, Taiwanese: Tai-oan) is located off the coast of China in the Pacific Ocean. It is also kno and was the teacherIn education, teachers are those who teach students or pupils, often a course of study or a practical skill. There are many different ways to teach and help students learn. When deciding what teaching method to use, a teacher will need to consider student of Chiang Ching-kuoChiang Ching-kuo ( in pinyin: Jing Jingguo) ( April 27, 1910 January 13, 1988) was the President of the Republic of China on Taiwan from 1978 until his death in 1988. Many sources, even Taiwanese official ones, give March 18, 1910 as his birthday, but thi. He died in Taipei at the age of 88.

He was also respected for his various styles of calligraphy, which is evident in the design of chu-yin, all of its symbols have the strokes and essence of calligraphy.

His publications can be found in The Collection of the Works of Mr. Wu Chih-hui (《吳稚暉先生集》).

[1] "Woo Tsin-hang," used in the Academia Sinica's Western publications, is his name pronounced in the Jiangsu dialect .

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