How to Memorize Chinese Characters: Radicals, Stroke Order & Mnemonics
The wall most learners hit is not tones or grammar—it's the writing system. But once you…
Tap it. Hear it. Write it.
Read Chinese out loud — without guessing the tones
Every character comes with color-coded pinyin, animated stroke order and native audio. Start with the free tones course — no card, no signup.
HSK 1 · 432 characters · 36 lessons ✓ No signup for the free course ✓ One-time payment, nothing to cancel ✓ 14-day refund — if under 20% completed
妈
mā
mother · 6 strokes · HSK 1
Same character, four tones, four meanings.
What you'll be able to do
By the end of HSK 1, you can
Six real things, not “understand basic Chinese”. This is the whole point of the course.
你好greet people properly
谢谢say thanks
我爸爸talk about family
多少钱ask the price
太贵bargain at a market
我要米饭order food
How it works
Three steps, about 15 minutes a day
1
Hear it
Tap any card. Native audio plays the syllable, color-coded by tone so you see the shape of the sound.
2
Write it
Watch the stroke order animate, then trace it yourself. The app checks your strokes as you go.
3
Recall it
Each lesson ends with a short quiz. Cards you miss come back first tomorrow.
茶
chá
tea · 9 strokes · radical 艹
Try it — this is the actual card.
Inside every card
One character, everything you need
- ✓Color-coded pinyin — one color per tone, consistent across all 432 cards.
- ✓Animated stroke order — watch it, then trace it with your finger or mouse.
- ✓Native audio — recorded by a real speaker, not synthesized.
- ✓Radicals & stroke count — so characters start to look like families, not noise.
HSK 1 path
HSK 1, start to finish
6 courses, 432 character cards. Start free with pinyin & tones.
Daily Life
Daily Life courses
12 courses, 576 character cards. The same card-by-card method, now in the everyday scenes you actually run into.
Pricing
Pay once. Keep it for good.
A private tutor costs $20–40 an hour. HSK 1 Complete is $49 for 432 characters and 36 lessons — paid once, with nothing to cancel.
Starter
Free
See how the cards actually work before paying anything.
- 72 hanzi cards — the full pinyin course
- All four tones, color-coded
- Stroke order + audio on every card
- No card required
Free forever · no signup
One course
$12
Pick the one topic you need right now.
- Any one course
- 48–72 hanzi cards · 4–6 lessons
- Stroke order, pinyin & audio
- Instant access after checkout
One-time payment
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HSK 1 complete
$49 $72
432 characters, $0.11 each — all 6 HSK 1 courses.
- All 6 HSK 1 courses — 432 hanzi cards
- 36 lessons, from tones to shopping
- Stroke order, pinyin & native audio
- Lifetime access (for as long as we offer the course) · free updates
- 14-day refund — if under 20% completed
Instant access · no subscription
Prices in USD. One-time payment — no subscription, no auto-renewal. Refund within 14 days if you have completed less than 20% of the course (full terms). We never see your card details: payment runs on PayPal, and your card or bank details go straight to them.
Questions
Before you buy
Do I need to know any Chinese already?
No. The pinyin and tones course starts from zero and is free — do that first, then decide.
Is this a subscription?
No. Every price on this page is a one-time payment. There is nothing to cancel.
What if it doesn’t work for me?
Email us within 14 days and we refund in full — the only condition is that you have completed less than 20% of the course. Same numbers as our terms page.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes. Cards, audio and stroke practice all work on a phone. You can trace strokes with your finger.
How long does HSK 1 take?
About 15 minutes a day for three months. You set the pace — access doesn’t expire.
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Start with the free tones course
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