HanziTap
Pinyin on tap
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
When reading Chinese, do you sometimes forget the pinyin, the meaning, or both?
HanziTap is a focused reading tool for Chinese text. Paste what you want to read (an article, a message, a passage from a book) and tap any word to see its pinyin right above the character, along with a definition or translation when one is available.
How it works:
1. Open the app and paste your text, type it directly, scan with your camera or load from a photo - you can even paste a screenshot.
2. Tap any Chinese word to reveal its pronunciation and meaning.
Each tap cycles through up to three layers:
1. Pinyin with tone marks
2. Chinese definition, where available
3. English translation, where available
No popups, no context switching, no leaving the page.
Built for readers:
HanziTap is not a flashcard app or a grammar tutor. It's for the moment when you're reading and hit a word you don't know. The goal is to get you the information and get out of the way so you can keep reading.
Picture-to-text:
Paste screenshots and pick the words you want to read straight from the picture. You can also take a photo directly in the app, or load existing pictures from your photos.
Works fully offline:
The dictionary and pinyin engine are bundled with the app. No internet connection required. No lookups, no latency, no data sent anywhere.
Simplified and traditional Chinese:
Paste text in either script. HanziTap handles the conversion internally. You always see your original characters on screen.
Clean, minimal interface:
No ads, no accounts, no onboarding flow. Open the app, paste text, read.
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Information
- Seller
- Taogi Limited
- Size
- 87.9 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.5 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.5 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.5 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.5 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Taogi Limited