How to obtain the first letter of a string in php

For example: $ str & #039; Chinese people & #039; return ZHRM; below is a function of my Baidu, but some situations may go wrong, for example: ZQ {code...} is returned from Chongqing ...} example: $ str = 'people of China ';

Returned ZHRM;

The following is a function of Baidu, but sometimes errors occur, for example: Chongqing

ZQ is returned.

function getfirstchar($s0) {        $firstchar_ord = ord(strtoupper($s0{0}));        if (($firstchar_ord >= 65 and $firstchar_ord <= 91)or ( $firstchar_ord >= 48 and $firstchar_ord <= 57))            return $s0{0};        $s = iconv("UTF-8", "gb2312", $s0);        $asc = ord($s{0}) * 256 + ord($s{1}) - 65536;        if ($asc >= -20319 and $asc <= -20284)            return "A";        if ($asc >= -20283 and $asc <= -19776)            return "B";        if ($asc >= -19775 and $asc <= -19219)            return "C";        if ($asc >= -19218 and $asc <= -18711)            return "D";        if ($asc >= -18710 and $asc <= -18527)            return "E";        if ($asc >= -18526 and $asc <= -18240)            return "F";        if ($asc >= -18239 and $asc <= -17923)            return "G";        if ($asc >= -17922 and $asc <= -17418)            return "H";        if ($asc >= -17417 and $asc <= -16475)            return "J";        if ($asc >= -16474 and $asc <= -16213)            return "K";        if ($asc >= -16212 and $asc <= -15641)            return "L";        if ($asc >= -15640 and $asc <= -15166)            return "M";        if ($asc >= -15165 and $asc <= -14923)            return "N";        if ($asc >= -14922 and $asc <= -14915)            return "O";        if ($asc >= -14914 and $asc <= -14631)            return "P";        if ($asc >= -14630 and $asc <= -14150)            return "Q";        if ($asc >= -14149 and $asc <= -14091)            return "R";        if ($asc >= -14090 and $asc <= -13319)            return "S";        if ($asc >= -13318 and $asc <= -12839)            return "T";        if ($asc >= -12838 and $asc <= -12557)            return "W";        if ($asc >= -12556 and $asc <= -11848)            return "X";        if ($asc >= -11847 and $asc <= -11056)            return "Y";        if ($asc >= -11055 and $asc <= -10247)            return "Z";        return null;    }

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Example: $ str = 'people of China ';

Returned ZHRM;

The following is a function of Baidu, but sometimes errors occur, for example: Chongqing

ZQ is returned.

function getfirstchar($s0) {        $firstchar_ord = ord(strtoupper($s0{0}));        if (($firstchar_ord >= 65 and $firstchar_ord <= 91)or ( $firstchar_ord >= 48 and $firstchar_ord <= 57))            return $s0{0};        $s = iconv("UTF-8", "gb2312", $s0);        $asc = ord($s{0}) * 256 + ord($s{1}) - 65536;        if ($asc >= -20319 and $asc <= -20284)            return "A";        if ($asc >= -20283 and $asc <= -19776)            return "B";        if ($asc >= -19775 and $asc <= -19219)            return "C";        if ($asc >= -19218 and $asc <= -18711)            return "D";        if ($asc >= -18710 and $asc <= -18527)            return "E";        if ($asc >= -18526 and $asc <= -18240)            return "F";        if ($asc >= -18239 and $asc <= -17923)            return "G";        if ($asc >= -17922 and $asc <= -17418)            return "H";        if ($asc >= -17417 and $asc <= -16475)            return "J";        if ($asc >= -16474 and $asc <= -16213)            return "K";        if ($asc >= -16212 and $asc <= -15641)            return "L";        if ($asc >= -15640 and $asc <= -15166)            return "M";        if ($asc >= -15165 and $asc <= -14923)            return "N";        if ($asc >= -14922 and $asc <= -14915)            return "O";        if ($asc >= -14914 and $asc <= -14631)            return "P";        if ($asc >= -14630 and $asc <= -14150)            return "Q";        if ($asc >= -14149 and $asc <= -14091)            return "R";        if ($asc >= -14090 and $asc <= -13319)            return "S";        if ($asc >= -13318 and $asc <= -12839)            return "T";        if ($asc >= -12838 and $asc <= -12557)            return "W";        if ($asc >= -12556 and $asc <= -11848)            return "X";        if ($asc >= -11847 and $asc <= -11056)            return "Y";        if ($asc >= -11055 and $asc <= -10247)            return "Z";        return null;    }

You can try to use this pinyin Library:

Http://overtrue.me/pinyin/
Http://overtrue.me/articles/2014/10/php-chinese-to-pinyin.html

Availablehttp://overtrue.me/pinyin/, Open-source project

You can't solve the problem of multi-tone words unless you write enumeration to exclude them.