Learn and teach Chinese faster
Paste Chinese text, pick a tool and get study materials straight away: handwriting practice sheets, Pinyin, Sino-Vietnamese readings, Anki decks. Everything runs in your browser.
Made for Vietnamese learners, now with an English interface
Preparing Chinese study materials takes too long
Hours spent drawing and writing practice sheets by hand
Polyphonic characters (行, 长, 了…) are easy to get wrong in Pinyin
Looking up the Sino-Vietnamese reading one character at a time
Hand-made Anki cards are error-prone and lack example sentences
Features
Everything you need, in one place
Thirteen free tools that run right in your browser.
Characters· Study one character
The 1000-character path
The 1000 most common characters (every HSK 1–3 character included) in 10 stages: components first, then the characters built from them. Tick what you have learned; make an Anki deck or a practice sheet per stage.
Start the pathStroke order lookup
Watch each stroke of a character animated, try writing it with your mouse or finger, then make a practice sheet for those characters.
Look up stroke orderCharacter breakdown
Split a character into its components, colour each one on the glyph, see which part hints at the meaning and which at the sound, and find characters that share a component. Write your own memory story for each character.
Break down a character214 radicals
Browse the 214 Kangxi radicals by stroke count, Sino-Vietnamese name or meaning; see their variant forms and common characters that use them.
Browse radicalsHandwriting practice sheet
A4 sheets with 米字格 or 田字格 grids, Pinyin, model characters, faint characters to trace and stroke order. Print or save as PDF.
Make a practice sheetReading· Paste a sentence or text
Reader
Paste any text: words are coloured by HSK level, and tapping one shows its Pinyin, Hán Việt and meanings. Estimates difficulty, remembers the words you know and sends new words to Anki or the Quiz.
Read a textStories
Short modern stories by HSK level: ordering a drink, asking the way, the metro, paying by phone… Each has new words, a translation under every sentence and a culture note, read right in the Reader.
Pick a storyPinyin converter
Pinyin for a character, a sentence or a whole text; polyphonic characters are read in context. Show Pinyin above the characters or download a TSV.
Convert to PinyinSino-Vietnamese (Hán Việt)
Pinyin and the Sino-Vietnamese reading for each word of a sentence; click a word to see every reading of each character.
Look up Hán ViệtWord segmentation
Split Chinese sentences into words with spaces between them, which makes dictionary lookups and vocabulary study easier.
Segment textVocabulary & review· From your word list
Word lookup
Type a word or character: Pinyin, Hán Việt, part of speech, Vietnamese meaning, measure words, example sentences and the words that start with it, with shortcuts to Character breakdown, Anki and Quiz.
Look up a wordAnki deck builder
From a word list: Pinyin, Vietnamese and English meanings, HSK level, up to 3 easy example sentences with translations, Wubi codes and Hán Việt. Edit in place, then download a TSV file.
Build an Anki deckVocabulary quiz
Generate questions from a word list: pick the meaning, Pinyin or Hán Việt reading, fill in the blank, put a sentence in order (examples change every time). Take it now or print it with an answer key.
Take a quizN+1 sentence order
Order Chinese sentences from easy to hard so each one adds about one new word; use your own sentences or take samples by HSK level, highlight new words and download a TSV.
Order sentencesRoadmap
Coming soon
What we are working on next, in order of priority.
- Planned
Character origins
In Character breakdown: the character's original meaning and how today's meanings grew from it, with sources, kept apart from memory tricks.
The roadmap may change.
How it works
Just three steps
No account and nothing to install.
Paste text
Type or paste characters, sentences, a text or a word list.
Pick a tool
Practice sheet, character breakdown, segmentation, Pinyin, Hán Việt or Anki cards.
Download
Preview, edit if needed, then print a PDF or download a TXT / TSV file.
Teachers
Made for teachers too
Save hours of preparation for every class, and the whole class benefits.
Make a practice sheet- Print A4 practice sheets for the whole class in minutes
- Prepare handouts with Pinyin above the characters for students to read along
- Build an Anki deck for the class from the lesson's word list
- Export Pinyin and Hán Việt tables as TSV to paste into Excel or Google Sheets
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is it really free?
Yes. Every tool is free, with no usage limits and no account needed.
Do I need to install anything?
No. Everything runs directly in your browser; you only need an internet connection.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. The site works well on phones. The first time you use a tool it downloads a dictionary (about 1–3 MB); after that it is instant.
What can I do with the downloaded files?
Practice sheets print on paper or save as PDF. Segmentation, Pinyin and Hán Việt download as TXT or TSV files (open them in Excel or Google Sheets). Anki decks download as a TSV file to import into Anki.
Is my data stored?
No. Everything is processed on your own device; we do not store or send the text you enter anywhere.
Where do the meanings, example sentences and Wubi codes come from?
English meanings come from CC-CEDICT, Wubi codes from pywubi, and example sentences and translations are compiled by Hán Ngữ Studio. Pinyin and Hán Việt are generated automatically, so double-check polyphonic characters.
Can I use Traditional characters?
Yes. Click 繁 in the menu bar: every tool shows its results in Traditional (Taiwan) characters, whether you type Simplified or Traditional. Pinyin and Hán Việt stay as correct as with Simplified. Click 简 to go back to Simplified.
Is there a dark mode?
Yes. Click “Theme” in the menu bar to choose Light, Dark or System, and pick a colour from the Five Elements.
Where is the user guide?
A step-by-step guide for every tool is on GitHub (in Vietnamese). Click “User guide” at the top or bottom of the page.
Ready to make your first material?
Free, no account, nothing to install. Open a tool and start right away.