Write Chinese

Learn to write Chinese,
stroke by stroke

Animated stroke order, a practice grid, native audio and a character quiz — everything you need to start writing Chinese characters, even if you are a total beginner.

Stroke animation Practice grid Audio pronunciation Camera text recognition Works offline

Take a look

Four screens from the app.

Stroke order animation on the home screen — **Master Chinese writing**Animated stroke order, practice grid and audio.

Main menu — **Everything in one menu**Word cards, stroke practice, handwriting search and favorites.

Character card browser — **One character at a time**Extra-large cards with animated strokes and pronunciation.

**Quiz yourself as you learn**Stroke order quizzes over 22 word lists, with instant feedback.

What it does

Built for learners who cannot read pinyin yet.

Point the camera at any Chinese textText recognition runs on your device — no internet needed. The characters it finds go straight into the card browser.

Draw a character you cannot typeHandwriting search finds the character from your scribble and opens its dictionary entry.

See how every stroke is writtenStroke-by-stroke animation, a grid for practice, and native pronunciation you can replay as often as you like.

AI explanation for each characterAsk for a plain-language explanation of how a character is used, with example sentences.

Practice with word listsHSK 1–9, the 3,500 most common characters, and school word lists by grade.

Keep your own word bookSave characters you are learning and review the ones you wrote wrong — all stored on your device.

We do not collect your data

This app does not collect, store or upload any personal information.

No account. There is nothing to sign up for.
No tracking. No analytics, no advertising SDKs, no third-party profiling.
Nothing is uploaded. Your word book, practice history and settings stay on your iPhone or iPad.
Camera and photos. Text recognition uses Apple's on-device Vision framework. Pictures you pick are processed locally and never leave your device.
Built-in browser. The app includes a small browser so you can read web pages while you study. It requests pages directly from the websites you visit; any data those sites receive is governed by their own privacy policies. We do not monitor, record or store your browsing.

Questions about privacy? Write to zhenguo.lu@icloud.com.

Learn to write Chinese,stroke by stroke

Take a look

What it does

We do not collect your data

Learn to write Chinese,
stroke by stroke