Kanbun Reading Puzzle

Tap the squares in the order the return marks tell you to. Each puzzle takes seconds to solve — and the more you play, the more classical Chinese (kanbun) you can actually read.

■ Four ways to play • Order Puzzle: plain squares and marks only. Starts with the simplest mark and opens up through the full set as you go • Kanbun Puzzle: put the characters in reading order, then see the reading and its meaning • Mark Placement: read the sentence first, then work out where each mark goes — the puzzle in reverse • Read Kanbun: browse well-known passages at your own pace, no pressure

■ Built to keep you playing • New mark types unlock gradually as you progress • A wrong tap tells you exactly which character was out of place • Undo any tap instantly; stuck players can watch a short video for one hint

■ Along the way, you learn to read kanbun • Passages are drawn from public-domain classical texts, including the Analects • Solve one, and you get its full reading and a plain-language explanation of what it means

■ Easy to use • Works entirely on your device, no connection needed

■ Premium plan (one-time purchase) • Ads removed • All chapters unlocked

■ Good for • A quick mental warm-up in a spare five minutes • Getting return-mark rules to stick before a test • Actually reading famous classical passages, not just memorizing them