Chinese Writing Practice Resources
Build stronger Chinese writing skills with resources for learning basic strokes, following correct stroke order, practicing character formation and getting feedback on your writing. You can also download our free Stroke Order Rules guide and a variety of free printable writing practice sheets.
Stroke Order Resources
Arch Chinese provides stroke-order animations,handwriting recognition, printable worksheet generators, character structure information, basic stroke instruction, and support for simplified and traditional characters.
Free / Paid Web-Based
A simple interface allows you to input characters and instantly get stroke order animation. Unlike a dictionary, you don't have to sift through clutter when all you want is stroke order.
Free Web-Based
Hanzi Stroke provides animated stroke-order guides for more than 11,000 Chinese characters, along with interactive writing, dictation and vocabulary review. Learners can also create printable worksheets with stroke diagrams, pinyin and several practice-grid styles.
Free / Paid Web-Based
★ Provides stroke-order animations and practice quizzes for more than 9,000 simplified and traditional Chinese characters. Hanzi Writer is a free, open-source JavaScript library for displaying Chinese character stroke order and creating interactive writing quizzes. View demonstrations, practice characters, and find instructions for embedding the tool into websites or apps on their website.
Free Web-Based
This free website provides you with animated stroke order to help you perfect your writing.
Free Web-Based
This comprehensive guide from Hacking Chinese explains the basic strokes and general rules used to write Chinese characters in the correct order. It also brings together animations, reference tools, official standards and printable materials for further study and practice.
Free Web-Based
★ Learn Taiwan-standard Traditional Chinese stroke order from an official Ministry of Education resource. Taiwan MOE Stroke Order Learning Website is a free resource with animated stroke order for 6,063 Chinese characters and 37 Bopomofo symbols, along with audio, character practice, downloadable worksheets, and searches by character, Bopomofo, Hanyu Pinyin, stroke count, or radical. It is especially useful for learners studying Traditional Chinese as written in Taiwan.
Free Web-Based
★ See animated stroke order, trace characters, and practice writing them yourself. YellowBridge Chinese-English Dictionary includes stroke-order animations and interactive writing practice for Simplified and Traditional Chinese characters. Simply look up a word or character on their website, then click the Strokes tab to see the stroke animation. Trace mode lets you follow the character outline, while Write mode lets you practice without an outline and provides feedback when a stroke is incorrect. The basic tools are free to use, with a paid subscription available for premium features and ad-free access.
FreeWriting Tools & Calligraphy
★ Compare Chinese characters across historical calligraphy styles and source works. 书法字典 is a free online calligraphy dictionary featuring character forms from oracle bone, seal, clerical, regular, running, cursive, and other scripts, with many entries identifying the original calligrapher or work.
Free Web-Based
Chinese Writer by trainchinese turns character writing into a timed game: characters fall down the screen, and you must write them correctly before they reach the bottom. It provides stroke-order guidance, pronunciation, meanings, HSK-based character packs, and extra review of characters you miss. Available on Andriod and iOS
Free / Paid App
★ Learn characters in context with etymology, handwriting practice, and level-matched media. Dong Chinese teaches Mandarin through real example sentences while combining character origins, handwriting practice, vocabulary tracking, videos, songs, and a dictionary with stroke order and frequency data. It offers a free plan with limited lessons after the initial seven days, along with paid subscriptions for unlimited access. Available on the web and Android.
Paid Android App / Limited Free Content
Hanzi Kit: Chinese Writing is a free-to-download app for practicing Chinese handwriting and stroke order, with optional paid premium features. Learners can trace and write characters with animated stroke guidance, practice HSK 3.0, YCT and TOCFL vocabulary, look up characters in the Chinese-English dictionary, extract characters from text or documents, and create customizable PDF writing worksheets with pinyin, Zhuyin and different grid styles. It supports both Simplified and Traditional Chinese and can also be used offline for writing practice. Available on Android and iOS.
Free / Paid
★ Handwriting recognition provides real-time feedback as you practice writing Chinese characters. Skritter is a paid character-writing and vocabulary study tool with a 7-day free trial. Practice character writing, meanings, readings, and tones with smart flashcards, stroke-level feedback, and study lists based on textbooks and other topics, or create your own lists. Available on the web, Android and iOS.
Paid AppWriting Community
★ Get sentence-by-sentence feedback from native speakers on your Chinese writing. LangCorrect is a language-learning community where learners can post journal entries or respond to writing prompts and receive corrections and explanations from native speakers. Users can compare corrections, track past feedback, and help other learners by correcting writing in their own native language. Core features are free, with optional Premium features such as priority corrections and additional study options.
Free / Paid
★ Get feedback and practical guidance for improving everyday handwritten Chinese characters. r/Chinese_handwriting is a free Reddit community focused on Chinese handwriting with pens and pencils rather than traditional calligraphy. Learners can share their writing for feedback, see examples from other members, and find tutorials and advice on character structure, strokes, proportions, and more natural-looking handwriting. Available through Reddit on the web, Android and iOS.
Free Web-Based / App
★ Practice writing Chinese and receive corrections and feedback from native speakers and other community members. r/WriteStreakCN is a free Reddit community where learners post Chinese writing, build a regular writing habit, and receive volunteer corrections on grammar, word choice, and natural phrasing. Members can write short or longer posts and interact with other Chinese learners and speakers. Available through Reddit on the web, Android and iOS.
Free Web-Based / App