ピンイン手書き Pinyin HandWriting app for iPhone and iPad


4.3 ( 1643 ratings )
Productivity Education
Developer: rakudoor
0.99 USD
Current version: 1.2, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 06 Jan 2013
App size: 665.67 Kb

This app will help you to type pinyin text on your iPhone or iPod Touch, with proper tone marks.

Its the fastest and easiest way to enter pinyin using the standard iOS keyboard, helping you increase your speed and accuracy by placing tonal marks above the keyboard for easy access.


- Perfect for students who want to practise their pinyin typing.
- Just type like you normally would, then use one of the shortcut buttons to add a tone mark as you go.



To type a third tone “a” (“ā”),

• just type an “a”,

• then tap the 1 button above the regular keyboard to add the first tone mark.


To type a fourth tone “ai” Pinyin final (“ài”),

• you can type “ai”,

• then tap the 4 button above the regular keyboard.

◦ This app will then automatically properly add the fourth tone mark above the “a” instead of the “i”.


And if you have mastered the rule about tone mark ,and dont like use keyboard to input pinyin ,you could input pinyin with handwriting.


※Support has been added for 4-inch displays such as those of the iPhone 5 and the new iPod touch.
※ iOS’s international keyboards still work as usual, including the Simplified and Traditional Chinese ones.