# Chinese Writer by trainchinese

> Learn to write Chinese

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id422248993](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id422248993)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id422248993`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** trainchinese B.V.
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (385 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.6.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-16
- **First published:** 2011-04-21
- **Size:** 216 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chinese-writer-by-trainchinese/id422248993)
- **Website:** [https://www.trainchinese.com](https://www.trainchinese.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.trainchinese.com/v2/mprivacy.php?rAp=0&tcLanguage=en](https://www.trainchinese.com/v2/mprivacy.php?rAp=0&tcLanguage=en)

## Description

Chinese Writer by trainchinese turns learning to write Chinese into a playful challenge. In this Chrome extension, characters fall from the top and you tap them and draw correctly to score points; five mistakes end the round. After each round you can review stroke order diagrams, read English explanations, and listen to high-quality audio for pronunciations. The app highlights the characters you struggle with, helping you focus on your weaknesses and improve faster.

With 5,600+ Simplified and Traditional characters organized into HSK packs by difficulty, you can search by Pinyin (even mixing Pinyin, English, and Chinese) to build custom packs. Your progress adapts to reinforce difficult characters, and you can share packs with friends, download characters into trainchinese, and share high scores on social media. Suitable for kids and adults, beginners can start slow while advanced learners tackle HSK 4 hanzi; the download is free and it connects to your trainchinese account for a seamless learning loop.

## Rankings

- #81,328 — Overall

## Review summary

Overall, users find Chinese Writer by Trainchinese effective and engaging for learning Chinese writing. Pros include strong stroke-order guidance, a gamified practice that’s fun, extensive customization with personal packs, and clear organization by HSK level with support for simplified/traditional characters. The free content is sizable, and the ecosystem is well integrated. Cons focus on recurring purchase issues and HSK upgrades across devices, plus some stroke-order gaps for certain characters and occasional bugs. Despite these issues, the app is highly regarded for improving handwriting and making learning enjoyable.

### Pros

- Strong stroke-order guidance and effective handwriting practice that helps memorize characters quickly
- Highly customizable with personal packs and clear organization by HSK level, plus support for Simplified and Traditional characters
- Gamified, fun learning experience that keeps practicing engaging
- Wide content and ecosystem integration, with a sizable base of free content

### Cons

- Purchases/upgrades not syncing across devices and slow or unresponsive support for HSK packs
- Stroke-order/writing gaps for certain characters; some strokes or traditional variants cannot be written

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