Guzili: Calligraphy Games
Scan Ancient Chinese Script
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Snap a stele rubbing, couplet or plaque and read the calligraphy. Then trace each character's history, practice it, and battle real players in character quizzes.
Ever stood in front of a stone stele, a temple plaque or a calligraphy scroll and wondered what it says? Guzili turns ancient Chinese characters into a game you can actually win.
Take a photo or upload an image. Guzili reads the characters in calligraphy on stele rubbings, couplets and plaques, and shows you the modern characters. Every scan is the start of a lesson.
READ CALLIGRAPHY FROM A PHOTO
• Recognize characters in stele rubbings, couplets and plaques
• Whole-piece recognition, not just one character at a time
• Tap any result to see how the character evolved and where it came from
AI APPRECIATION
• AI explains a character's structure, brushwork and cultural background, so you understand the beauty behind it, not just how to read it
TRACE A CHARACTER THROUGH TIME
• Start from a modern character and explore its ancient forms
• Compare how different master calligraphers and famous steles wrote it
• Create your own character-evolution poster with AI calligraphy art
LEARN LIKE A GAME
• Fun quizzes, character challenges and learning tasks
• Head-to-head PK battles against real players
• Leaderboards for learning, challenges and PK results
• Add recognized characters to a study set with one tap
• Learning mode to understand each shape, writing mode to practice as you look
• Practice in order, or shuffle for review
• Track your study time and watch your progress add up
PRACTICE LIKE A CALLIGRAPHER
• HD stele and copybook library: zoom in on every stroke, like a slow walk through a museum
• Copy masterworks stroke by stroke with tracing practice
• Cut a full page into single characters to save and study
• One-tap character collection: gather characters from famous works into your own piece, with free layout, printable practice sheets and missing-character fill
• Save characters you want to review to your personal list
COMMUNITY
• A friendly corner to share your practice and discoveries with people who love calligraphy and ancient Chinese characters
GREAT FOR
• Anyone learning Chinese or curious about hanzi
• Japanese learners and kanji fans: kanji grew from these same characters
• Calligraphy lovers, museum-goers and history fans
Available in English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. Free to download.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://xizhiyu.tech/app/terms.html
Privacy Policy: https://xizhiyu.tech/app/privacy.html
• New: mistake review reminders to help you lock in characters you missed
• Dictation export sheets now support shuffled order and duplicate-character counts
• Improved PK ranked matches and friend battles
• Bug fixes, plus a little time soaking up the sun
The developer, 南京西之羽文化科技有限公司, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Seller
- Nanjing Xizhiyu Cultural Technology Co., Ltd
- Size
- 211.9 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 4 more
- English, Simplified Chinese, Tibetan, Traditional Chinese, Uighur
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Infrequent
Contests
Contains
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- 月度会员 $9.99
- 年度会员 $98.00
- 永久会员 $299.00
- Copyright
- © 2026 Nanjing Xizhiyu Cultural Technology Co., Ltd.