diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/QueryEditor.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/QueryEditor.vue
index 37384dadac..f7b3fa699b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/QueryEditor.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/editor/QueryEditor.vue
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import SqlExecutionTargetPicker from "./SqlExecutionTargetPicker.vue";
 import DelimitedListDialog from "./DelimitedListDialog.vue";
 import CustomContextMenu, { type ContextMenuItem } from "@/components/ui/CustomContextMenu.vue";
 import { copyToClipboard, readTextFromClipboard } from "@/lib/common/clipboard";
+import { completionMatchRanges } from "@/lib/common/completionMatch";
 import { executionCandidateForMode, resolveExecutableSql, type SqlExecutionSnapshot, type SqlExecutionOverride, type SqlExecutionCandidate } from "@/lib/sql/sqlExecutionTarget";
 import { buildExecutionCandidates, hasMultipleExecutionTargets, supportsExecutionTargetPicker, type SqlTextRange } from "@/lib/sql/sqlStatementRanges";
 import { executableStatementRangeAtCursor, executableStatementRangeCacheForDoc, executableStatementRangeStartingAt as executableStatementRangeStartingAtLine, type ExecutableStatementRangeCache } from "@/lib/sql/executableStatementRangeCache";
@@ -2506,16 +2507,41 @@ function consumeSqlCompletionAutoStartSuppression() {
   return true;
 }
 
-function buildCompletionResult(items: QueryCompletionItem[], from: number, validFor?: RegExp) {
+function buildCompletionResult(items: QueryCompletionItem[], from: number, validFor?: RegExp, prefix?: string) {
   if (items.length === 0) return null;
+  const bypassFilter = !!prefix && shouldBypassCompletionFilter(prefix, items);
+  const resultItems = bypassFilter && prefix ? completionItemsForBypassedFilter(prefix, items) : items;
   return {
     from,
     // Keep CodeMirror's live filtering enabled so an already-open menu follows the typed prefix.
-    options: items.map((item) => completionOptionForItem(item)),
+    options: resultItems.map((item) => completionOptionForItem(item)),
     validFor,
+    // When bypassing CodeMirror's matcher, supply our own highlight ranges so
+    // the matched characters (Han substring or pinyin initials) stay marked.
+    // Ranges must target the rendered text, which is displayLabel when set.
+    ...(bypassFilter && prefix ? { filter: false as const, getMatch: (option: { label: string; displayLabel?: string }) => completionMatchRanges(option.displayLabel ?? option.label, prefix) } : {}),
   };
 }
 
+// CodeMirror's built-in matcher only matches single-character queries against
+// the label start, and cannot match pinyin initials against Han labels. Our
+// provider already filters and ranks items itself (substring + pinyin), so
+// skip the second-stage filter exactly in the cases it would break.
+function shouldBypassCompletionFilter(prefix: string, items: QueryCompletionItem[]): boolean {
+  if (!prefix) return false;
+  if (/\p{Script=Han}/u.test(prefix)) return true;
+  return /^[a-z0-9]+$/i.test(prefix) && items.some((item) => /\p{Script=Han}/u.test(item.label));
+}
+
+function completionItemsForBypassedFilter(prefix: string, items: QueryCompletionItem[]): QueryCompletionItem[] {
+  if ([...prefix].length !== 1 || !/^[a-z0-9]$/i.test(prefix)) return items;
+  const normalized = prefix.toLowerCase();
+  return items.filter((item) => {
+    const renderedLabel = "displayLabel" in item && typeof item.displayLabel === "string" ? item.displayLabel : item.label;
+    return /\p{Script=Han}/u.test(item.label) || renderedLabel.toLowerCase().startsWith(normalized);
+  });
+}
+
 function localCompletionDatabaseNames(completionContext: ReturnType<typeof getSqlCompletionContext>): string[] {
   if (!supportsDatabaseNameCompletion(props.databaseType) || !completionContext.suggestTables || completionContext.insertTable || !props.connectionId) return [];
   return connectionStore.lookupLocalCompletionDatabases(props.connectionId, completionContext.qualifier || completionContext.prefix, MAX_COMPLETION_TABLES);
@@ -2761,7 +2787,7 @@ async function provideSqlCompletions(context: CompletionContext) {
         supportsSessionDatabaseSwitch: sqlServerContext.supports_session_database_switch,
       });
       const items = buildSqlServerUseDatabaseCompletionItems(databaseNames, useDatabaseCompletion);
-      return buildCompletionResult(items, useDatabaseCompletion.from);
+      return buildCompletionResult(items, useDatabaseCompletion.from, undefined, useDatabaseCompletion.prefix);
     }
 
     const legacyCompletionContext = getSqlCompletionContext(fullDoc, position, sqlCompletionDialectOptions());
@@ -2783,7 +2809,7 @@ async function provideSqlCompletions(context: CompletionContext) {
         functionCase: settingsStore.editorSettings.sqlFormatter.functionCase,
         autoAliasTables: settingsStore.editorSettings.autoAliasTables,
       });
-      return buildCompletionResult(items, position - completionContext.prefix.length, getSqlCompletionResultValidFor(fullDoc, position));
+      return buildCompletionResult(items, position - completionContext.prefix.length, getSqlCompletionResultValidFor(fullDoc, position), completionContext.prefix);
     }
 
     const useDatabase = props.databaseType === "sqlserver" ? sqlServerUseDatabaseBeforeCursor(fullDoc, position) : undefined;
@@ -2843,7 +2869,7 @@ async function provideSqlCompletions(context: CompletionContext) {
         functionCase: settingsStore.editorSettings.sqlFormatter.functionCase,
         autoAliasTables: settingsStore.editorSettings.autoAliasTables,
       });
-      return buildCompletionResult(items, position - completionContext.prefix.length, getSqlCompletionResultValidFor(fullDoc, position));
+      return buildCompletionResult(items, position - completionContext.prefix.length, getSqlCompletionResultValidFor(fullDoc, position), completionContext.prefix);
     }
 
     const tableNameCompletion = isTableNameCompletionContext(completionContext);
@@ -3060,7 +3086,7 @@ function buildLocalSqlCompletionResult(completionContext: ReturnType<typeof getS
     autoAliasTables: settingsStore.editorSettings.autoAliasTables,
   });
 
-  return buildCompletionResult(items, position - completionContext.prefix.length, getSqlCompletionResultValidFor(fullDoc, position));
+  return buildCompletionResult(items, position - completionContext.prefix.length, getSqlCompletionResultValidFor(fullDoc, position), completionContext.prefix);
 }
 
 function scheduleCompletionMetadataRefresh(completionContext: ReturnType<typeof getSqlCompletionContext>, fullDoc: string, position: number, scope: CompletionMetadataScope) {
@@ -3520,7 +3546,7 @@ async function performAsyncCompletionWithResult(epoch: number, completionContext
     autoAliasTables: settingsStore.editorSettings.autoAliasTables,
   });
 
-  return buildCompletionResult(items, position - completionContext.prefix.length, getSqlCompletionResultValidFor(fullDoc, position));
+  return buildCompletionResult(items, position - completionContext.prefix.length, getSqlCompletionResultValidFor(fullDoc, position), completionContext.prefix);
 }
 
 function isReferencedTableQualifier(completionContext: ReturnType<typeof getSqlCompletionContext>): boolean {
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/__tests__/DataGridConditionEditor.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/__tests__/DataGridConditionEditor.spec.ts
index ea0079e77f..d3a32d577f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/__tests__/DataGridConditionEditor.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/__tests__/DataGridConditionEditor.spec.ts
@@ -338,3 +338,44 @@ describe("DataGridConditionEditor quote completion", () => {
     expect(expandedPaneCss).not.toContain("height 150ms");
   });
 });
+
+describe("DataGridConditionEditor Chinese column matching", () => {
+  function mountChineseColumns() {
+    return mountEditor("where", "", { columns: ["总租金", "租赁日期", "amount"] });
+  }
+
+  async function typeToken(input: HTMLTextAreaElement, token: string) {
+    input.focus();
+    input.value = token;
+    input.setSelectionRange(token.length, token.length);
+    input.dispatchEvent(new Event("input", { bubbles: true }));
+  }
+
+  it("matches a single Han character anywhere in the column name", async () => {
+    const { input } = mountChineseColumns();
+    await typeToken(input, "金");
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(document.querySelectorAll('[role="option"]')).toHaveLength(1));
+    expect(document.querySelector('[role="option"]')?.textContent).toContain("总租金");
+  });
+
+  it("matches pinyin initials and initials subsequences", async () => {
+    const { input } = mountChineseColumns();
+    await typeToken(input, "zzj");
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(document.querySelectorAll('[role="option"]')).toHaveLength(1));
+    expect(document.querySelector('[role="option"]')?.textContent).toContain("总租金");
+
+    await typeToken(input, "zj");
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(document.querySelectorAll('[role="option"]')).toHaveLength(1));
+    expect(document.querySelector('[role="option"]')?.textContent).toContain("总租金");
+  });
+
+  it("still matches plain English columns", async () => {
+    const { input } = mountChineseColumns();
+    await typeToken(input, "am");
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(document.querySelectorAll('[role="option"]')).toHaveLength(1));
+    expect(document.querySelector('[role="option"]')?.textContent).toContain("amount");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/composables/useDataGridConditionEditor.ts b/apps/desktop/src/composables/useDataGridConditionEditor.ts
index c903e749a3..0f20c23194 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/composables/useDataGridConditionEditor.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/composables/useDataGridConditionEditor.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { computed, getCurrentScope, onScopeDispose, ref, toValue, watch, type MaybeRefOrGetter, type Ref } from "vue";
 import { forgetDataGridConditionHistory, loadDataGridConditionHistory, rememberDataGridConditionHistory, type DataGridConditionHistoryKind, type DataGridConditionHistoryScope } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridConditionHistory";
+import { pinyinAwareMatchScore } from "@/lib/common/pinyin";
 
 export type DataGridConditionSuggestionKind = "column" | "keyword" | "history";
 
@@ -232,15 +233,23 @@ export function useDataGridConditionEditor(options: UseDataGridConditionEditorOp
     const seen = new Set<string>();
     const suggestions: DataGridConditionSuggestion[] = [];
     if (role === "field") {
+      const scored: Array<{ suggestion: DataGridConditionSuggestion; score: number; index: number }> = [];
+      let index = 0;
       for (const column of toValue(options.columns) ?? []) {
         const columnValue = typeof column === "string" ? column : column.name;
         const normalizedValue = columnValue.toLowerCase();
-        if ((normalizedToken && (!normalizedValue.startsWith(normalizedToken) || normalizedValue === normalizedToken)) || seen.has(columnValue)) continue;
+        if ((normalizedToken && normalizedValue === normalizedToken) || seen.has(columnValue)) continue;
         seen.add(columnValue);
+        // Substring + pinyin-initials matching (金 / zzj / zj → 总租金), scored so
+        // prefix matches rank above looser ones and ties keep the column order.
+        const score = normalizedToken ? pinyinAwareMatchScore(columnValue, normalizedToken) : 0;
+        if (score < 0) continue;
         const comment = normalizedColumnComment(column);
         const insertText = target.quotedIdentifier ? columnValue : typeof column === "string" ? columnValue : column.insertText;
-        suggestions.push({ value: columnValue, kind: "column", ...(insertText !== undefined && insertText !== columnValue ? { insertText } : {}), ...(comment ? { comment } : {}) });
+        scored.push({ suggestion: { value: columnValue, kind: "column", ...(insertText !== undefined && insertText !== columnValue ? { insertText } : {}), ...(comment ? { comment } : {}) }, score, index: index++ });
       }
+      scored.sort((a, b) => b.score - a.score || a.index - b.index);
+      return scored.map((entry) => entry.suggestion);
     } else {
       for (const keyword of WHERE_CONNECTOR_KEYWORDS) {
         if (!keyword.toLowerCase().startsWith(normalizedToken) || keyword.toLowerCase() === normalizedToken) continue;
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/editor/queryEditorCompletionKeymap.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/editor/queryEditorCompletionKeymap.spec.ts
index 230e1fbe36..1b25676f88 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/editor/queryEditorCompletionKeymap.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/editor/queryEditorCompletionKeymap.spec.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,32 @@ describe("QueryEditor completion Tab keymap", () => {
     expect(result).not.toHaveProperty("filter");
   });
 
+  it("keeps ASCII single-character filtering while allowing Han pinyin matches", () => {
+    const source = [extractFunction("completionItemsForBypassedFilter"), extractFunction("shouldBypassCompletionFilter"), extractFunction("buildCompletionResult")].join("\n");
+    const javascript = ts.transpileModule(source, {
+      compilerOptions: { module: ts.ModuleKind.None, target: ts.ScriptTarget.ES2022 },
+    }).outputText;
+    const buildCompletionResult = new Function("completionOptionForItem", "completionMatchRanges", `${javascript}\nreturn buildCompletionResult;`)(
+      (item: { label: string }) => item,
+      () => [],
+    ) as (items: Array<{ label: string }>, from: number, validFor?: RegExp, prefix?: string) => { filter?: boolean; options: Array<{ label: string }> } | null;
+
+    const result = buildCompletionResult([{ label: "amount" }, { label: "memo" }, { label: "明细" }], 0, undefined, "m");
+
+    expect(result?.filter).toBe(false);
+    expect(result?.options.map((item) => item.label)).toEqual(["memo", "明细"]);
+  });
+
+  it("bypasses CodeMirror filtering for Han substring matches", () => {
+    const javascript = ts.transpileModule(extractFunction("shouldBypassCompletionFilter"), {
+      compilerOptions: { module: ts.ModuleKind.None, target: ts.ScriptTarget.ES2022 },
+    }).outputText;
+    const shouldBypassCompletionFilter = new Function(`${javascript}\nreturn shouldBypassCompletionFilter;`)() as (prefix: string, items: Array<{ label: string }>) => boolean;
+
+    expect(shouldBypassCompletionFilter("金", [{ label: "总租金" }])).toBe(true);
+    expect(shouldBypassCompletionFilter("m", [{ label: "amount" }, { label: "memo" }])).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it("keeps normal Tab indentation when completion is inactive", () => {
     const harness = createHarness({ completionStatus: () => null });
     const view = createView();
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/sql/sqlCompletion.pinyin.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/sql/sqlCompletion.pinyin.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6fba8034cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/sql/sqlCompletion.pinyin.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { containsHan, matchesPinyinInitials, orderedSubsequenceSpan, pinyinAwareMatchScore, pinyinFirstLetters } from "@/lib/common/pinyin";
+import { completionMatchRanges } from "@/lib/common/completionMatch";
+import { buildSqlCompletionItems } from "@/lib/sql/sqlCompletion";
+
+describe("pinyinAwareMatchScore", () => {
+  it("ranks prefix above pinyin prefix above substring above pinyin subsequence", () => {
+    const prefix = pinyinAwareMatchScore("总租金", "总");
+    const pinyinPrefix = pinyinAwareMatchScore("总租金", "zz");
+    const substring = pinyinAwareMatchScore("总租金", "金");
+    const subsequence = pinyinAwareMatchScore("总租金", "zj");
+    expect(prefix).toBeGreaterThan(pinyinPrefix);
+    expect(pinyinPrefix).toBeGreaterThan(substring);
+    expect(substring).toBeGreaterThan(subsequence);
+    expect(subsequence).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  });
+
+  it("returns -1 when nothing matches", () => {
+    expect(pinyinAwareMatchScore("总租金", "jz")).toBe(-1);
+    expect(pinyinAwareMatchScore("amount", "zz")).toBe(-1);
+    expect(pinyinAwareMatchScore("amount", "")).toBe(0);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("ordered subsequence span", () => {
+  it("matches initials subsequences", () => {
+    expect(orderedSubsequenceSpan("zzj", "zj")).toEqual({ first: 0, span: 3 });
+    expect(orderedSubsequenceSpan("zzj", "j")).toEqual({ first: 2, span: 1 });
+    expect(orderedSubsequenceSpan("zzj", "jz")).toBeNull();
+    expect(orderedSubsequenceSpan("zzj", "")).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("completion match highlight ranges", () => {
+  it("highlights a Han substring match", () => {
+    expect(completionMatchRanges("总租金", "金")).toEqual([2, 3]);
+  });
+
+  it("highlights every Han character matched by pinyin initials", () => {
+    expect(completionMatchRanges("总租金", "zzj")).toEqual([0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3]);
+    expect(completionMatchRanges("总租金", "zz")).toEqual([0, 1, 1, 2]);
+  });
+
+  it("highlights only the Han characters hit by an initials subsequence", () => {
+    expect(completionMatchRanges("总租金", "zj")).toEqual([0, 1, 2, 3]);
+    expect(completionMatchRanges("总租金", "j")).toEqual([2, 3]);
+  });
+
+  it("highlights ASCII substrings and falls back to in-order fuzzy", () => {
+    expect(completionMatchRanges("amount", "am")).toEqual([0, 2]);
+    expect(completionMatchRanges("order_detail", "od")).toEqual([0, 1, 2, 3]);
+    expect(completionMatchRanges("amount", "zz")).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("pinyin first letters", () => {
+  it("maps Han characters to their pinyin initials", () => {
+    expect(pinyinFirstLetters("总租金")).toBe("zzj");
+    expect(pinyinFirstLetters("租赁日期")).toBe("zlrq");
+  });
+
+  it("keeps ASCII alphanumerics and drops other characters", () => {
+    expect(pinyinFirstLetters("order明细")).toBe("ordermx");
+    expect(pinyinFirstLetters("Amount")).toBe("amount");
+  });
+
+  it("matches only ASCII queries against Han candidates", () => {
+    expect(matchesPinyinInitials("总租金", "zzj")).toBe(true);
+    expect(matchesPinyinInitials("总租金", "zz")).toBe(true);
+    expect(matchesPinyinInitials("总租金", "zj")).toBe(false);
+    expect(matchesPinyinInitials("总租金", "租金")).toBe(false);
+    expect(matchesPinyinInitials("amount", "am")).toBe(false);
+    expect(containsHan("amount")).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("sqlCompletion Chinese column matching", () => {
+  function completionItems(typedPrefix: string) {
+    const sql = `SELECT * FROM orders WHERE ${typedPrefix}`;
+    return buildSqlCompletionItems(sql, sql.length, {
+      databaseType: "mysql",
+      tables: [{ name: "orders", type: "table" }],
+      columnsByTable: new Map([
+        [
+          "orders",
+          [
+            { name: "总租金", table: "orders" },
+            { name: "租赁日期", table: "orders" },
+            { name: "amount", table: "orders" },
+          ],
+        ],
+      ]),
+    });
+  }
+
+  it("matches a single Han character anywhere in the column name", () => {
+    const items = completionItems("金");
+    expect(items).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining([expect.objectContaining({ label: "总租金", type: "column" })]));
+  });
+
+  it("matches pinyin initials like DataGrip", () => {
+    const items = completionItems("zzj");
+    expect(items).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining([expect.objectContaining({ label: "总租金", type: "column" })]));
+    expect(items.some((item) => item.label === "租赁日期")).toBe(false);
+    expect(items.some((item) => item.label === "amount")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("matches a single ASCII letter via pinyin initials", () => {
+    const items = completionItems("z");
+    const labels = items.filter((item) => item.type === "column").map((item) => item.label);
+    expect(labels).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(["总租金", "租赁日期"]));
+  });
+
+  it("matches initials subsequences like DataGrip", () => {
+    const subsequenceItems = completionItems("zj");
+    expect(subsequenceItems).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining([expect.objectContaining({ label: "总租金", type: "column" })]));
+    expect(subsequenceItems.some((item) => item.label === "租赁日期")).toBe(false);
+
+    const lastInitialItems = completionItems("j");
+    expect(lastInitialItems).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining([expect.objectContaining({ label: "总租金", type: "column" })]));
+    expect(lastInitialItems.some((item) => item.label === "租赁日期")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps plain English matching unchanged", () => {
+    const items = completionItems("am");
+    expect(items).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining([expect.objectContaining({ label: "amount", type: "column" })]));
+    expect(items.some((item) => item.label === "总租金")).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/common/completionMatch.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/common/completionMatch.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a76cb67e4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/common/completionMatch.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { pinyin } from "pinyin-pro";
+
+const HAN_CHAR = /\p{Script=Han}/u;
+const ASCII_ALNUM = /[a-z0-9]/i;
+const ASCII_QUERY = /^[a-z0-9]+$/;
+
+/**
+ * Highlight ranges (flat [from, to, ...] UTF-16 offsets into `label`) for a
+ * completion query, used when CodeMirror's built-in filter is bypassed.
+ *
+ * Tiers: case-insensitive substring → pinyin initials ("zzj" highlights each
+ * Han character of 总租金) → in-order fuzzy. Returns [] when nothing matches.
+ */
+export function completionMatchRanges(label: string, query: string): number[] {
+  if (!query) return [];
+  const lowerLabel = label.toLowerCase();
+  const lowerQuery = query.toLowerCase();
+
+  const direct = lowerLabel.indexOf(lowerQuery);
+  if (direct >= 0) return [direct, direct + lowerQuery.length];
+
+  if (ASCII_QUERY.test(lowerQuery) && HAN_CHAR.test(label)) {
+    const pinyinRanges = pinyinInitialMatchRanges(label, lowerQuery);
+    if (pinyinRanges) return pinyinRanges;
+  }
+
+  return fuzzyMatchRanges(lowerLabel, lowerQuery);
+}
+
+function pinyinInitialMatchRanges(label: string, query: string): number[] | null {
+  // Greedy earliest subsequence over the pinyin-initial positions, so both
+  // prefix queries ("zz") and skipping queries ("zj") highlight the matched
+  // Han characters.
+  const ranges: number[] = [];
+  let queryIndex = 0;
+  let index = 0;
+  for (const char of label) {
+    if (queryIndex >= query.length) break;
+    const isHan = HAN_CHAR.test(char);
+    if (isHan || ASCII_ALNUM.test(char)) {
+      const initial = isHan ? pinyin(char, { pattern: "first", toneType: "none" }) : char.toLowerCase();
+      if (initial === query[queryIndex]) {
+        ranges.push(index, index + char.length);
+        queryIndex += 1;
+      }
+    }
+    index += char.length;
+  }
+  return queryIndex === query.length ? ranges : null;
+}
+
+function fuzzyMatchRanges(lowerLabel: string, lowerQuery: string): number[] {
+  const ranges: number[] = [];
+  let from = 0;
+  for (const char of lowerQuery) {
+    const position = lowerLabel.indexOf(char, from);
+    if (position < 0) return [];
+    ranges.push(position, position + char.length);
+    from = position + char.length;
+  }
+  return ranges;
+}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/common/pinyin.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/common/pinyin.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2989303171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/common/pinyin.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import { pinyin } from "pinyin-pro";
+
+const HAN_CHAR = /\p{Script=Han}/u;
+const ASCII_ALNUM = /[a-z0-9]/i;
+
+const firstLetterCache = new Map<string, string>();
+const MAX_CACHE_ENTRIES = 100_000;
+
+function cacheFirstLetters(text: string, result: string): void {
+  if (firstLetterCache.size >= MAX_CACHE_ENTRIES) {
+    const oldest = firstLetterCache.keys().next().value;
+    if (oldest !== undefined) firstLetterCache.delete(oldest);
+  }
+  firstLetterCache.set(text, result);
+}
+
+export function containsHan(text: string): boolean {
+  return HAN_CHAR.test(text);
+}
+
+/**
+ * First pinyin letter of every Han character, with ASCII letters/digits kept
+ * as-is (lowercased) and every other character dropped. Used for DataGrip-style
+ * initials matching, e.g. pinyinFirstLetters("总租金") === "zzj".
+ *
+ * Only the default reading is used for polyphonic characters.
+ */
+export function pinyinFirstLetters(text: string): string {
+  const cached = firstLetterCache.get(text);
+  if (cached !== undefined) {
+    firstLetterCache.delete(text);
+    firstLetterCache.set(text, cached);
+    return cached;
+  }
+  let result = "";
+  for (const char of text) {
+    if (HAN_CHAR.test(char)) {
+      result += pinyin(char, { pattern: "first", toneType: "none" });
+    } else if (ASCII_ALNUM.test(char)) {
+      result += char.toLowerCase();
+    }
+  }
+  cacheFirstLetters(text, result);
+  return result;
+}
+
+/** True when an ASCII-letters/digits query can match `candidate` via pinyin initials. */
+export function matchesPinyinInitials(candidate: string, query: string): boolean {
+  if (!/^[a-z0-9]+$/.test(query) || !containsHan(candidate)) return false;
+  return pinyinFirstLetters(candidate).startsWith(query);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Ordered-subsequence match of `query` against `text` (e.g. "zj" against the
+ * initials "zzj"). Returns the first matched index and the span covering all
+ * matched characters, or null when the query is not a subsequence.
+ */
+export function orderedSubsequenceSpan(text: string, query: string): { first: number; span: number } | null {
+  if (!query) return null;
+  let from = 0;
+  let first = -1;
+  let last = -1;
+  for (const char of query) {
+    const position = text.indexOf(char, from);
+    if (position < 0) return null;
+    if (first < 0) first = position;
+    last = position;
+    from = position + 1;
+  }
+  return { first, span: last - first + 1 };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generic matcher for small pick-lists (grid condition editor, ...):
+ * prefix > pinyin-initials prefix > substring > pinyin-initials subsequence.
+ * Returns -1 for no match; scores are per-tier constants so same-tier
+ * candidates keep their original order. An empty query matches everything.
+ */
+export function pinyinAwareMatchScore(candidate: string, query: string): number {
+  const text = candidate.toLowerCase();
+  const normalized = query.trim().toLowerCase();
+  if (!normalized) return 0;
+  if (text.startsWith(normalized)) return 400;
+  const asciiQuery = /^[a-z0-9]+$/.test(normalized);
+  const han = containsHan(text);
+  if (asciiQuery && han && pinyinFirstLetters(text).startsWith(normalized)) return 300;
+  if (text.includes(normalized)) return 200;
+  if (asciiQuery && han) {
+    const subsequence = orderedSubsequenceSpan(pinyinFirstLetters(text), normalized);
+    if (subsequence) return 100;
+  }
+  return -1;
+}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/sql/sqlCompletion.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/sql/sqlCompletion.ts
index 13eafa229f..542a0c99b3 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/sql/sqlCompletion.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/sql/sqlCompletion.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { findActiveSqlStatementSpan, tokenizeSqlSemantic } from "@/lib/sql/seman
 import type { SqlSemanticBuildOptions, SqlSemanticSpan } from "@/lib/sql/semantic/types";
 import { DEFAULT_SQL_SNIPPETS, MANTICORESEARCH_SQL_SNIPPETS, resolveSqlSnippetBodyForDatabase } from "@/lib/sql/sqlSnippetTemplates";
 import { requiresPostgresIdentifierQuote } from "@/lib/sql/sqlIdentifier";
+import { containsHan, orderedSubsequenceSpan, pinyinFirstLetters } from "@/lib/common/pinyin";
 
 export { DEFAULT_SQL_SNIPPETS, resolveSqlSnippetBodyForDatabase } from "@/lib/sql/sqlSnippetTemplates";
 
@@ -4289,6 +4290,8 @@ function matchesPrefix(candidate: string, prefix: string): boolean {
  * Scoring tiers:
  *   Exact match:    3000 - len
  *   Initials match: 2400 + exactInitialsBonus - len
+ *   Pinyin initials: 2300 + exactInitialsBonus - len  (ASCII query vs Han candidate, e.g. "zzj" → 总租金)
+ *   Pinyin subsequence: 1600 - penalties - len  (ordered initials, e.g. "zj" → 总租金)
  *   Prefix match:   2000 - len
  *   Substring:      900 + boundaryBonus - len
  *   Tight fuzzy:    1500 - gapPenalty + earlyMatchBonus - len  (gaps < prefix length)
@@ -4311,6 +4314,21 @@ function computeMatchScore(candidate: string, prefix: string): number {
     return 2400 + exactInitialsBonus - c.length;
   }
 
+  // DataGrip-style pinyin initials: an ASCII query matches the first pinyin
+  // letters of Han characters — as a prefix ("zz" → 总租金) or as an ordered
+  // subsequence ("zj" → 总租金, "j" → 总租金).
+  if (/^[a-z0-9]+$/.test(p) && containsHan(c)) {
+    const pinyinInitials = pinyinFirstLetters(c);
+    if (pinyinInitials.startsWith(p)) {
+      const exactInitialsBonus = pinyinInitials === p ? 300 : 0;
+      return 2300 + exactInitialsBonus - c.length;
+    }
+    const subsequence = orderedSubsequenceSpan(pinyinInitials, p);
+    if (subsequence) {
+      return 1600 - subsequence.first * 30 - (subsequence.span - p.length) * 10 - c.length;
+    }
+  }
+
   const substringIndex = c.indexOf(p);
   if (substringIndex >= 0) {
     const boundaryBonus = isIdentifierBoundary(candidate, substringIndex) ? 400 : Math.max(0, 180 - substringIndex * 12);
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/stores/connectionStore.ts b/apps/desktop/src/stores/connectionStore.ts
index 2d2585b62d..34570c6332 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/stores/connectionStore.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/stores/connectionStore.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { defineStore } from "pinia";
 import { uuid } from "@/lib/common/utils";
+import { containsHan, orderedSubsequenceSpan, pinyinFirstLetters } from "@/lib/common/pinyin";
 import { ref, computed, watch, markRaw } from "vue";
 import type {
   ColumnInfo,
@@ -5649,6 +5650,15 @@ export const useConnectionStore = defineStore("connection", () => {
     const acronym = completionNameAcronym(table.name);
     if (acronym === normalized) return score + 7_100 - text.length;
     if (acronym.startsWith(normalized)) return score + 6_900 - text.length;
+    // DataGrip-style pinyin initials for Han names, e.g. "zzj" → 总租金,
+    // including ordered subsequences like "zj" → 总租金.
+    if (/^[a-z0-9]+$/.test(normalized) && containsHan(text)) {
+      const pinyinInitials = pinyinFirstLetters(text);
+      if (pinyinInitials === normalized) return score + 7_050 - text.length;
+      if (pinyinInitials.startsWith(normalized)) return score + 6_850 - text.length;
+      const subsequence = orderedSubsequenceSpan(pinyinInitials, normalized);
+      if (subsequence) return score + 5_000 - subsequence.first * 30 - subsequence.span * 10 - text.length;
+    }
     if (normalized.length <= segments.length && segments.every((segment, index) => segment.startsWith(normalized[index] ?? ""))) return score + 6_700 - text.length;
     if (text.includes(normalized)) return score + 4_000 - text.length;
     const subsequenceScore = orderedSubsequenceScore(text, normalized);
@@ -6119,6 +6129,11 @@ export const useConnectionStore = defineStore("connection", () => {
     if (!filter) return true;
     const text = value.toLowerCase();
     if (text.includes(filter)) return true;
+    // Pinyin initials, e.g. "zzj" or "zj" matches 总租金.
+    if (/^[a-z0-9]+$/.test(filter) && containsHan(text)) {
+      const pinyinInitials = pinyinFirstLetters(text);
+      if (pinyinInitials.startsWith(filter) || orderedSubsequenceSpan(pinyinInitials, filter)) return true;
+    }
     let index = 0;
     for (const ch of filter) {
       index = text.indexOf(ch, index);
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index b1b23ee676..30dd6c0566 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
             fetcherVersion = 4;
             # Update with the hash reported by a failed fixed-output build:
             #   nix build .#dbx-pnpm-deps 2>&1 | grep 'got:'
-            hash = "sha256-jRybq4tu642FYC6iOAJemPxxSy4A/qEtpUzwFCHGOMM=";
+            hash = "sha256-iFr+nYvhdFO6Y3fOs3tlhQL/10rgY3f2T1CbjnNZ3Nc=";
           };
 
           # ── Step 2: vendor Cargo dependencies ───────────────────────────── #
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 918f3b5f55..0e5f3e9478 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
     "marked": "^18.0.4",
     "pako": "^3.0.1",
     "pinia": "^3.0.0",
+    "pinyin-pro": "^3.28.2",
     "proj4": "^2.20.9",
     "reka-ui": "^2.10.1",
     "shadcn-vue": "^2.7.4",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 0f71f90a89..2d1555747f 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ importers:
       pinia:
         specifier: ^3.0.0
         version: 3.0.4(typescript@6.0.3)(vue@3.5.35(typescript@6.0.3))
+      pinyin-pro:
+        specifier: ^3.28.2
+        version: 3.28.2
       proj4:
         specifier: ^2.20.9
         version: 2.20.9
@@ -3279,6 +3282,9 @@ packages:
       typescript:
         optional: true
 
+  pinyin-pro@3.28.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-jV38yxXHLfidirMC4hrXasLDozLCSq/4DfX88GnHcSEJ2+GpSedG6I9VOiEXJu6iQ5dbJC/RjmzyMuS5h/wH5A==}
+
   pkce-challenge@5.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-wQ0b/W4Fr01qtpHlqSqspcj3EhBvimsdh0KlHhH8HRZnMsEa0ea2fTULOXOS9ccQr3om+GcGRk4e+isrZWV8qQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=16.20.0'}
@@ -6864,6 +6870,8 @@ snapshots:
     optionalDependencies:
       typescript: 6.0.3
 
+  pinyin-pro@3.28.2: {}
+
   pkce-challenge@5.0.1: {}
 
   pkg-types@2.3.1: