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FREEHAND WRITING · 60 SECONDS

HanziRacer↗

Your handwriting. Any size or angle.
One minute. How far can you go?

How do you want to write?
Opponent

12 characters · No experience needed · No sign-up

Drawings are saved to help improve handwriting recognition.

A LITTLE PRACTICE, EXPLAINED

Chinese character writing practice

Hanzi Racer is a free writing game for beginners. Draw with your finger or mouse, using a small set of everyday Chinese characters. Each race lasts 60 seconds: play against a bot or choose Solo to work on your own score. No account is needed.

Choose how much help you want

  • Trace: keep the character shape visible while you draw.
  • Remember: study a full-size preview for two seconds, then write from memory.
  • Glance: use a smaller, one-second preview for a harder recall challenge.

The 12 characters you can practice

  • 人rénperson
  • 大dàbig
  • 小xiǎosmall
  • 口kǒumouth
  • 山shānmountain
  • 日rìsun
  • 月yuèmoon
  • 水shuǐwater
  • 火huǒfire
  • 木mùwood
  • 土tǔearth
  • 天tiānsky

Work on the sounds too: practice the four Mandarin tones with native recordings, or explore all Mandarin learning games.