<dependency>
                <groupId>com.belerweb</groupId>
                <artifactId>pinyin4j</artifactId>
                <version>2.5.1</version>
            </dependency>

package com.byd.activiti.util;

import net.sourceforge.pinyin4j.PinyinHelper;
import net.sourceforge.pinyin4j.format.HanyuPinyinCaseType;
import net.sourceforge.pinyin4j.format.HanyuPinyinOutputFormat;
import net.sourceforge.pinyin4j.format.HanyuPinyinToneType;
import net.sourceforge.pinyin4j.format.exception.BadHanyuPinyinOutputFormatCombination;

/**
 * 汉字转换为拼音
 * @author Red
 */
public class PinyinUtil {
    /**
     * 测试main方法
     * @param args
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        HanyuPinyinOutputFormat defaultFormat = new HanyuPinyinOutputFormat();
        defaultFormat.setCaseType(HanyuPinyinCaseType.LOWERCASE);// 输出拼音全部大写

        System.out.println(ToFirstChar("汉字转换为拼音").toUpperCase()); //转为首字母大写
        System.out.println(ToPinyin("杨杰").toUpperCase());
    }
    /**
     * 获取字符串拼音的第一个字母
     * @param chinese
     * @return
     */
    public static String ToFirstChar(String chinese){
        String pinyinStr = "";
        char[] newChar = chinese.toCharArray();  //转为单个字符
        HanyuPinyinOutputFormat defaultFormat = new HanyuPinyinOutputFormat();
        defaultFormat.setCaseType(HanyuPinyinCaseType.LOWERCASE);
        defaultFormat.setToneType(HanyuPinyinToneType.WITHOUT_TONE);
        for (int i = 0; i < newChar.length; i++) {
            if (newChar[i] > 128) {
                try {
                    pinyinStr += PinyinHelper.toHanyuPinyinStringArray(newChar[i], defaultFormat)[0].charAt(0);
                } catch (BadHanyuPinyinOutputFormatCombination e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
            }else{
                pinyinStr += newChar[i];
            }
        }
        return pinyinStr;
    }

    /**
     * 汉字转为拼音
     * @param chinese
     * @return
     */
    public static String ToPinyin(String chinese){
        String pinyinStr = "";
        char[] newChar = chinese.toCharArray();
        HanyuPinyinOutputFormat defaultFormat = new HanyuPinyinOutputFormat();
        defaultFormat.setCaseType(HanyuPinyinCaseType.LOWERCASE);
        defaultFormat.setToneType(HanyuPinyinToneType.WITHOUT_TONE);
        for (int i = 0; i < newChar.length; i++) {
            if (newChar[i] > 128) {
                try {
                    pinyinStr += PinyinHelper.toHanyuPinyinStringArray(newChar[i], defaultFormat)[0];
                } catch (BadHanyuPinyinOutputFormatCombination e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
            }else{
                pinyinStr += newChar[i];
            }
        }
        return pinyinStr;
    }

}