Apparatus and method for guiding handwriting input for handwriting recognition

An apparatus for guiding handwriting input for handwriting recognition, the apparatus comprising:

• a touch screen for displaying a screen and receiving a touch input and drag input;
• a character feature database for storing at least one character data item and at least one character feature information item corresponding to respective character data;
• and
• a controller for detecting, upon input of a first touch-and-drag through the touch screen, at least one first feature information item from a trajectory drawn according to the input first touch-and-drag, comparing the at least one detected first feature information item with the at least one character feature information item, detecting at least one first character data candidate having at least one same character feature information as the detected at least one first feature information item, and displaying the detected at least one first character data candidate through the touch screen.