AI Chinese Essay Marking
Traditional Chinese marking — CDC-aligned, school-rubric friendly
HK-tuned AI marker for Chinese writing. Natively trained on Traditional Chinese, Cantonese-inflected phrasing, and HK curriculum (narrative, expository, argumentative, classical Chinese translation). TSA- and DSE-tested within 5% of human markers; 95% OCR on HK handwriting; 100,000+ student essays graded.
100K+ HK Chinese handwritten essays graded · 95% handwriting OCR · within 5% of human markers
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Practice items on ESSAi are AI-generated or ESSAi-authored in exam formats (for example DSE / TSA / HKAT format), with reference to the EDB curriculum. They are not HKEAA examination papers, sample papers, practice papers or marking schemes, and are not original exercises from any textbook or commercial assessment publisher. See our Copyright Notice. Copyright Notice
Chinese teacher pain · Essai solution
Marking a class of Chinese essays eats evenings and weekends; manual red-pen never ends.
AI returns a marked draft in 30s within 5% of human markers (TSA & DSE-tested). Teachers only finalise.
Generic AI models flunk Traditional Chinese, Cantonese-inflected phrasing, and classical Chinese.
Traditional-Chinese-native fine-tuning. Handles 記敘, 說明, 議論, 文言文 translation; CDC-aligned.
Handwritten drafts need to be typed up before any AI can mark them.
95% OCR on HK Traditional Chinese handwriting (benchmarked on 100K+ real student essays). Photo → marked.
Key features
Traditional-Chinese-native model
Not Simplified-Chinese translated or an English model with Chinese prompts. Natively trained on HK book-style Chinese.
Within 5% · 2× more accurate
Benchmarked against human markers on HK school writing samples; 2× more accurate than general-purpose AI not fine-tuned to HK standards.
Handwriting OCR · 95%
95% OCR on HK Traditional Chinese handwriting. Extremely messy handwriting flagged for teacher review.
Full genre coverage
Narrative, expository, argumentative, descriptive, classical-Chinese translation, reading report — HK primary + secondary.
School-based rubric
Plug in your school’s Chinese rubric; Essai tunes outputs to match. Or align with CDC / TSA / DSE out of the box.
Class report · Word export
Auto class report: weakness heatmap, sample essays, suggested phrases and vocabulary. One-click Word export.
How it works
Teacher sets the basics
Enter the essay topic, word limit, rubric (school-based or CDC / TSA / DSE), and assign a class.
Submit — teacher or student
Teacher uploads images or PDFs of handwritten drafts, or assigns students to submit from their own accounts.
Export Word or release to students
After review, export the class report as Word for printing or release it directly to student accounts.
Genre + grade coverage
Narrative
Expository
Argumentative
Classical Chinese translation
Reading report
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HK Traditional-Chinese handwritten essays graded · 95% handwriting OCR · AI scores within 5% of human markers (TSA & DSE-tested)
“Clean UI across desktop, tablet, and mobile. Marking speed is impressive — I can focus my attention on structure and argumentation instead of red-penning every character.”
— HK primary school Chinese teacher