HanziFeed

Learn Chinese characters

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Master 3,145 Chinese characters through visual patterns, graded reading, and spaced repetition — aligned to the HSK 2026 Exam Syllabus. Every character opens a six-panel deep dive: structure, words, usage, character family, real-world sentences, and mastery tracking. See how characters connect through shared radicals and phonetic series, building lasting visual intuition. READ REAL CHINESE FROM DAY ONE 1,075 curated Wikipedia passages across 10+ topics — food, festivals, cities, nature, history, and more — graded into five difficulty tiers from Beginner to Expert. Tap any character to see its pinyin and meaning instantly. Listen along with synchronized audio that highlights each word as it plays. After each passage, rate your comprehension and save unfamiliar characters directly to your review packs. Track your reading progress with a rolling comprehension percentage, daily reading streaks, and a 30-day trend chart that shows how your understanding improves over time. WHAT'S INSIDE • 3,145 characters across HSK levels 1–7, with simplified & traditional variants • 1,075 graded reading passages with tap-to-reveal character lookups • Animated stroke order with interactive practice on a rice grid • 90,000+ example sentences from news and community sources • 161,000+ dictionary entries with frequency rankings • Native speaker audio in 4 voices (12,000+ clips) • Synchronized passage audio with word-level karaoke highlighting • Search by character, pinyin, English, or handwriting • Tone-colored pinyin throughout the interface LEARN SMARTER, NOT HARDER A 6-stage spaced repetition system schedules reviews at optimal intervals. Swipe to grade your recall — the algorithm handles the rest. Study only what you're about to forget. WORKS OFFLINE Download the full dataset once (~60 MB), then study anywhere — subway, flight, cafe. No network needed after setup. FREE TO USE. PRO TO UNLOCK MORE. All core features are free — explore, search, review, read (5 passages/day), audio, and stroke animations. Decompose. Analyze. Trace. Retain. Repeat. Terms of Service: https://hanzifeed.com/terms

Ratings & Reviews

  • 5.0
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New reading mode! Now practice your reading comprehension skills with human-written content. Search has also been improved to make looking for the right words easier

Version 1.1

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Information

Seller
  • Hanzifeed LLC
Size
  • 46.8 MB
Category
  • Education
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.
  • iPod touch
    Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Languages
  • English
Age Rating
4+
In-App Purchases
Yes
Copyright
  • © 2025 HanziFeed
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    • Family Sharing

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