Free Chinese typing and handwriting classroom resources
Give students a way to type Chinese on a shared computer without installing a keyboard. Core Chinput pinyin typing and handwriting input are free and require no account.
教师资源包：拼音选字、在线手写、笔顺跟写，以及可打印的课堂练习。
Open printable student worksheet · 10 character lessons with audio
A 15-minute classroom activity
- Minutes 0–3: Open chinput.net. Type
nihaoand choose 你好. Explain that pinyin represents sounds rather than English meanings. - Minutes 3–6: Try 我、你、是 and 我的. Students check candidates, select characters and copy one sentence into their class document.
- Minutes 6–10: Open the 我 lesson, listen to 我们, watch the strokes and practise tracing. Compare mouse tracing with writing on paper.
- Minutes 10–13: Open Draw in the input tool, draw 你 and select the matching character. Discuss how handwriting recognition differs from stroke-order practice.
- Minutes 13–15: Students type 你好，我是学生。 and check it with a partner. Choose Simplified or Traditional forms as appropriate for your class.
Before class
- Test the site on school devices and networks. The lessons serve their audio and stroke data from this site; other app features can contact external providers.
- Use headphones for the lesson audio. Voice dictation is optional, requires microphone permission and depends on browser speech services.
- No student email or registration is required for core input. Do not ask students to enter private information. See privacy and limitations; clear browser site data and clipboard after shared-device work.
- AI translation is currently disabled. Candidate suggestions still need checking.
Share with your class
Send this short address: https://chinput.net/teachers/. The printable worksheet includes the lesson links and a quick reference for Space, numbered candidates and ü.
Tell us what needs improving
This is a Chinput project resource. We welcome classroom feedback on candidate selection, browser compatibility and learning activities. Report issues through GitHub or email [email protected]. Please omit student names and private work.