diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/codeworkscreativehub/mlauncher/MainViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/codeworkscreativehub/mlauncher/MainViewModel.kt
index 6141a7e13..a5bd0df35 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/codeworkscreativehub/mlauncher/MainViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/codeworkscreativehub/mlauncher/MainViewModel.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import com.github.codeworkscreativehub.mlauncher.data.Constants.AppDrawerFlag
 import com.github.codeworkscreativehub.mlauncher.data.ContactCategory
 import com.github.codeworkscreativehub.mlauncher.data.ContactListItem
 import com.github.codeworkscreativehub.mlauncher.data.Prefs
+import com.github.codeworkscreativehub.mlauncher.helper.ChineseSortHelper
 import com.github.codeworkscreativehub.mlauncher.helper.analytics.AppUsageMonitor
 import com.github.codeworkscreativehub.mlauncher.helper.ismlauncherDefault
 import com.github.codeworkscreativehub.mlauncher.helper.logActivitiesFromPackage
@@ -497,7 +498,13 @@ class MainViewModel(application: Application) : AndroidViewModel(application) {
         list.forEachIndexed { index, item ->
             val label = getLabel(item)
             val pinned = pinnedStatusMap[item] == true
-            val key = if (pinned) "★" else label.firstOrNull()?.uppercaseChar()?.toString() ?: "#"
+            val key = if (pinned) {
+                "★"
+            } else {
+                ChineseSortHelper.sectionKey(label, prefs.appLanguage)
+                    ?: label.firstOrNull()?.uppercaseChar()?.toString()
+                    ?: "#"
+            }
             scrollMap.putIfAbsent(key, index)
         }
 
@@ -797,10 +804,12 @@ class MainViewModel(application: Application) : AndroidViewModel(application) {
     // Helper: cheap normalization for sorting
     // Removes diacritics/unsupported characters cheaply and collapses whitespace.
     private fun normalizeForSort(s: String): String {
+        val source = ChineseSortHelper.sortKey(s, prefs.appLanguage) ?: s
+
         // Keep letters, digits and spaces. Collapse multiple spaces. Lowercase using default locale.
-        val sb = StringBuilder(s.length)
+        val sb = StringBuilder(source.length)
         var lastWasSpace = false
-        for (ch in s) {
+        for (ch in source) {
             if (ch.isLetterOrDigit()) {
                 sb.append(ch.lowercaseChar())
                 lastWasSpace = false
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/codeworkscreativehub/mlauncher/helper/ChineseSortHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/codeworkscreativehub/mlauncher/helper/ChineseSortHelper.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9507a7424
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/codeworkscreativehub/mlauncher/helper/ChineseSortHelper.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package com.github.codeworkscreativehub.mlauncher.helper
+
+import android.icu.text.Transliterator
+import android.os.Build
+import androidx.annotation.ChecksSdkIntAtLeast
+import com.github.codeworkscreativehub.mlauncher.data.Constants
+import java.util.Locale
+
+object ChineseSortHelper {
+    @get:ChecksSdkIntAtLeast(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.Q)
+    private val platformSupported: Boolean
+        get() = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a pinyin-based sort key only when the app language is Chinese, or follows a
+     * Chinese system language, and the platform supports ICU transliteration.
+     * Callers should fall back to the original label.
+     */
+    fun sortKey(label: String, language: Constants.Language): String? {
+        if (!shouldUseChineseSort(language) || !label.startsWithChinese()) return null
+
+        return transliterate(label)
+            ?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+            ?.lowercase(Locale.ROOT)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a pinyin-based section letter only when the app language is Chinese, or follows a
+     * Chinese system language, and the platform supports ICU transliteration.
+     * Callers should fall back to the label's first char.
+     */
+    fun sectionKey(label: String, language: Constants.Language): String? {
+        if (!shouldUseChineseSort(language)) return null
+        val firstChar = label.firstOrNull()?.takeIf(::isChinese) ?: return null
+
+        return transliterate(firstChar.toString())
+            ?.firstOrNull { it.isLetter() }
+            ?.uppercaseChar()
+            ?.takeIf { it in 'A'..'Z' }
+            ?.toString()
+    }
+
+    private fun transliterate(label: String): String? {
+        if (!platformSupported) return null
+
+        return runCatching {
+            Transliterator.getInstance("Han-Latin; Latin-ASCII").transliterate(label)
+        }.getOrNull()
+    }
+
+    private fun shouldUseChineseSort(language: Constants.Language): Boolean =
+        platformSupported && when (language) {
+            Constants.Language.Chinese -> true
+            Constants.Language.System -> Locale.getDefault().language == Locale.CHINESE.language
+            else -> false
+        }
+
+    private fun String.startsWithChinese(): Boolean =
+        firstOrNull()?.let(::isChinese) == true
+
+    private fun isChinese(ch: Char): Boolean =
+        ch in '\u4E00'..'\u9FFF'
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/codeworkscreativehub/mlauncher/ui/AppDrawerFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/codeworkscreativehub/mlauncher/ui/AppDrawerFragment.kt
index ec5ed16f5..aca13eb2c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/codeworkscreativehub/mlauncher/ui/AppDrawerFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/codeworkscreativehub/mlauncher/ui/AppDrawerFragment.kt
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import com.github.codeworkscreativehub.mlauncher.data.Constants.AppDrawerFlag
 import com.github.codeworkscreativehub.mlauncher.data.ContactListItem
 import com.github.codeworkscreativehub.mlauncher.data.Prefs
 import com.github.codeworkscreativehub.mlauncher.databinding.FragmentAppDrawerBinding
+import com.github.codeworkscreativehub.mlauncher.helper.ChineseSortHelper
 import com.github.codeworkscreativehub.mlauncher.helper.emptyString
 import com.github.codeworkscreativehub.mlauncher.helper.getHexForOpacity
 import com.github.codeworkscreativehub.mlauncher.helper.hasContactsPermission
@@ -304,7 +305,11 @@ class AppDrawerFragment : BaseFragment() {
 
                 val sectionLetter = when (item.category) {
                     AppCategory.PINNED -> "★"
-                    else -> item.activityLabel.firstOrNull()?.uppercaseChar()?.toString() ?: return
+                    else -> {
+                        ChineseSortHelper.sectionKey(item.activityLabel, prefs.appLanguage)
+                            ?: item.activityLabel.firstOrNull()?.uppercaseChar()?.toString()
+                            ?: return
+                    }
                 }
 
                 // Skip redundant updates
@@ -858,10 +863,9 @@ class AppDrawerFragment : BaseFragment() {
             when (item.category) {
                 AppCategory.PINNED -> letters.add("★")
                 else -> {
-                    item.activityLabel.firstOrNull()
-                        ?.uppercaseChar()
-                        ?.toString()
-                        ?.let { letters.add(it) }
+                    val sectionLetter = ChineseSortHelper.sectionKey(item.activityLabel, prefs.appLanguage)
+                        ?: item.activityLabel.firstOrNull()?.uppercaseChar()?.toString()
+                    sectionLetter?.let { letters.add(it) }
                 }
             }
         }