HanziStep: Learn Chinese

Build your Chinese character skills, one character at a time. Designed for adult learners aged 18 and over, HanziStep brings a character dictionary, guided handwriting and pronunciation practice together in a simple study space. Look up a character, explore its meaning and practise writing it from memory. LOOK UP AND UNDERSTAND Search by Chinese character, pinyin or English. Explore meanings, common readings, radicals, stroke counts, related words and selected example sentences. Browse characters by radical or stroke count. WATCH, TRACE AND RECALL Watch stroke-order demonstrations, trace each stroke and practise without the outline. Use hints when you need help, replay the demonstration or start another attempt. Save an unfinished practice session and continue later. STUDY WITH CHARACTER LISTS Browse HSK recognition and writing character lists, everyday topics and your saved characters. Create your own lists and import or export them through the Android file picker. HSK lists are study references; HanziStep is not an official HSK product or a complete exam-preparation course. LISTEN AND PRACTISE Listen to prepared cloud recordings of characters, words and sentences, and compare Mandarin tones. A device text-to-speech option is also available in Settings. Try character-recognition and listening quizzes for HSK levels 1–3. Record up to 30 seconds of your own voice and play it back for comparison. Recording requires optional microphone permission and is discarded when you leave the pronunciation practice page. Automatic pronunciation scoring is not provided. EXPLORE READING AND POETRY Explore a collection of 320 Tang poems with pinyin, Chinese notes and interpretations, plus complete audio readings that include each poem's title and author. Search by title, author or verse, and save poems for later. Short reading passages and basic grammar notes offer more ways to study. Open characters from a lesson or poem to look them up or practise writing them. KEEP A STUDY HABIT Set a daily goal, review your practice history and return to characters that need more work. Optional study reminders use Android notifications. Learning progress and custom lists are stored on your device. You can export and restore a backup yourself; HanziStep does not provide an account or its own cloud-sync service. The dictionary, stroke data and poetry texts are available locally. Cloud recordings need an internet connection for their first download; cached recordings can be replayed offline. Audio-cache management is available in Settings. The optional device text-to-speech source requires a suitable voice, and its availability and network use depend on the installed engine. Reminder delivery may be delayed by Android battery settings. The interface supports English, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Brazilian Portuguese, Indonesian and Hindi. Dictionary meanings and learning explanations are mainly in English. FREE STUDY AND OPTIONAL PRO Dictionary lookup, stroke demonstrations and basic writing practice are free. Free users have a daily quiz allowance and can choose a rewarded ad for an extra quiz session, subject to availability. HanziStep Pro is a one-time purchase that removes ads and unlocks unlimited quizzes, custom training and unlimited custom lists. The app displays your Google Play price. Non-Pro users may see banners and frequency-limited app open or results-page ads. Support: [email protected]