Chinese isn't memorization — it's a system. Hanzi Academy decodes every character into components, visualizes the tones, drops you into real situations, and trains you for the HSK.
Generic apps teach you to recognize words. Chinese demands that you decode them.
好 is a woman 女 holding her child 子 — “good”. 清 is water 氵 turning clear. We teach the 48 core components, so thousands of characters open like Lego.
妈 mā (mom), 马 mǎ (horse). Say the wrong tone and you order a horse. See the pitch contour, train your ear, and check your own voice against the standard.
Order bubble tea, rent an apartment, bargain at the market. Role-play real situations with instant feedback — not abstract drills.
The full HSK 1–3 word lists with a spaced-repetition engine built for retention. Built from the official HSK syllabus.
Four modules, one daily plan. 10–15 minutes a day keeps the streak alive.
Every day the app assembles one focused session: a few new words, the reviews that are due right now, one real-life situation, and a tone challenge. Finish it and earn the daily bonus.
Every character comes with a live decomposition tree, an animated stroke-order player with a guiding pen, and the story behind the shape.
Five tone cards draw their own pitch contours. Train with minimal pairs (mā má mǎ mà), test your ear, and use your microphone to overlay your real voice on the target curve.
Eight scenes from bubble tea shops to the metro. Read the dialogue, then step into it — the shopkeeper talks to you and corrects your choices on the spot.
The core app is free forever. The HSK Complete Pack is a one-time upgrade — buy once, get a license key, unlock in the app.
Get a license key instantly — paste it in the app to unlock. One-time purchase, works offline.
The HSK Complete Pack and Premium launch soon. Join the list and get 30% off for life plus early access to new content.
No. The free app runs entirely in your browser — your progress is saved on your device. That's also why it works offline.
Never. Voice analysis for the tone coach runs locally on your device using the browser's Web Audio API. Your voice data never leaves your computer — a privacy feature, not a promise.
The free app includes the complete official HSK 1, HSK 2 and a large part of HSK 3 word lists (671 words). The paid HSK Complete Pack extends this to HSK 6 with mock exams.
Yes — and you can install it like an app. On iPhone (Safari) or Android (Chrome), open the app and choose “Add to Home Screen”.