Little Strokes: Hanzi Practice

Practice Chinese handwriting one stroke at a time. Little Strokes gives children and adults a simple, focused place to learn Hanzi with Apple Pencil.

CHOOSE YOUR CHARACTERS
Search 9,574 simplified and traditional characters by Hanzi, pinyin, or English meaning. Add several characters to your own practice grid.

LEARN EACH STROKE
See every stroke in its own numbered tile. Turn on build-up mode to see earlier strokes in gray, or hide the stroke strip when you want more room to write.

MAKE THE GRID YOURS
Choose 1–12 writing squares per character and decide how many show a gray tracing guide. Long press and drag characters to rearrange them. Hide a character's row without losing its place or saved writing.

WRITE WITH APPLE PENCIL
Choose a pen, pencil, or marker, then adjust color, thickness, and opacity. Use fingers to pan and pinch to zoom. Tap with two fingers to undo or three fingers to redo.

PRACTICE OFFLINE
The character library is included. Your writing and settings save automatically on your iPad. No account, ads, analytics, or subscriptions.

Designed for iPad. Write with a finger or Apple Pencil; fingers control navigation and shortcuts. Requires iPadOS 17 or later.