iBaiJia - Chinese Surnames
Surnames Reader and Academy
$0.99 · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
967 surnames in one pocket workshop: Daily Surname, four-line recitation, academy quizzes, charts, stroke tracing, and handwriting lookup. Fully offline, no ads.
iBaiJia is a native SwiftUI workshop for Chinese surnames: Daily Surname, four-line recitation, interactive academy, distribution charts, stroke tracing, handwriting lookup, share cards, Widgets, and Siri. Look up, read, speak, write, and remember every name.
Why install
- 967 surnames: 504 classic Baijiaxing plus 463 extended names, about 68 compound surnames, lazy-loaded details
- Origins, halls, migration, figures, distribution, couplets, and optional English meanings per entry
- Plain-language cultural notes for learning, marked for reference only
- UI in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and English; bilingual, Chinese-only, or English-only reading
- Toggle pinyin and English; adjust body font in Settings or on detail pages
- Fully offline, no account, no ads, no tracking SDKs
- iOS 17 plus and macOS 14 plus on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Home and Daily Surname
- Curated daily pick with trivia and seasonal context
- Set My Surname for one-tap return; reading streak when you open any detail
- Continue browsing, recent reads, notes, and Known progress
- Custom Home shortcuts: Recite, Academy, Stats, Handwriting, Naming, Browse
Browse
- Filter by pinyin, strokes, five elements, compound surnames, classic vs extended, origin, population rank, or classic order
- Card, grid, or list layouts with separate iPhone and iPad grid columns
- Tap buckets for lists, preview chips for detail; remembers last dimension
Detail reading
- Literary layout with origins, clan chips, migration, figures, and maps
- Favorite, lists, notes, My Surname, with Undo on key actions
- Speak full text or selections; continuous play, background audio, keep awake
- Long-press to copy, speak, or translate; stroke tracing with offline vector glyphs
- Eight share card styles, four ratios, Photos save and system share
- Local naming inspiration with text or image share, no upload
Recitation workbench
- Four-column classic lines, highlight, vermilion mark, bottom playback island
- Tap any line to start; read-through, scrub, single-line loop, remembered position
- TTS controls and optional Live Activity on Lock Screen
Surname Academy
- Recognition, pinyin match, flashcards, classic chain, and origin quizzes
- Flashcard Known does not auto-mark mastered; best scores per mode
Statistics
- Native Charts: population rank and bands, five elements, strokes, initials, provinces
- Tap buckets to open surname lists
Search and handwriting
- Offline search with highlighted matches; simplified and traditional aware
- iOS handwriting lookup: PencilKit plus on-device Vision, no upload
- Spotlight indexing optional, off by default
Favorites
- Lists, cards, or grids; group by initial or elements; multiple sort orders
System integration
- Widgets: Daily, Mine, trivia, progress; Lock Screen sizes
- iOS 18 controls for daily, random, recite, search, handwriting, academy, favorites, stats
- Siri, Shortcuts, ibaijia deep links, optional Live Activity, four alternate icons
- Usage, widget, and shortcuts guides; replay onboarding
Settings and data
- Theme, accent, language, reading mode, notifications, font slider
- Data hub: history, plain-text backup import and export, optional iCloud KV, Spotlight toggle
- Undo on destructive clears
Privacy
- Learning stays offline; system networking only for privacy page, App Store, or tips
- English dataset CC BY 4.0 credited; makemeahanzi stroke subset credited
1.0.0 highlights
- Handwriting lookup, stroke tracing, eight share cards, recitation workbench, figure enrichment, data hub, full trilingual UI
Every name has a story. Download iBaiJia and leave a review to help others discover Chinese surnames.
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Information
- Seller
- 天从 何
- Size
- 21.9 MB
- Category
- Reference
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 2 more
- English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Reward developers $0.99
- Copyright
- © @iHTCboy