China putonghua proficiency test (blue background) photo requirements

A China putonghua proficiency test (blue background) photo is 390 × 567 px on a blue background, saved as a JPEG 30 KB – 80 KB. The head must measure 425 px (75% of the height) from chin to crown, which is the part most photo tools ignore — a photo can be exactly the right size and still be rejected for a head that fills too much or too little of the frame.

567 px 390 px head 75% 6%
Head height and position are drawn to the published figure. The shaded band is the tolerance the photo is checked within.
China putonghua proficiency test (blue background) photo specification
Photo size390 × 567 px
Head height (chin to crown)425 px (75% of the height)
Top of photo to top of hairabout 34 px (6%)
BackgroundBlue
File size30 KB – 80 KB, JPEG
UseOnline upload only
ExpressionNeutral, mouth closed, both eyes open and visible

How to make one

  1. Choose a well-lit, front-facing photo of yourself — a phone photo is fine.
  2. The head is measured and framed to the China putonghua proficiency test (blue background) rule automatically.
  3. The background is replaced with blue by a matting model.
  4. Download a JPEG at exactly 390 × 567 px, compressed to 30 KB – 80 KB, ready to upload.

Is my photo uploaded anywhere?

No. There is no server to upload it to — the cropping, face detection and background removal all run inside this browser tab, and nothing is stored. Turn off your Wi-Fi once the page has loaded and it still works.

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Requirements change, and the issuing authority's own guidance is always the authority. These figures are transcriptions of published requirements, offered as a convenience and not as legal advice.