Hanzi Kids: Chinese Characters

Hanzi Kids helps children aged 4 to 10 learn Chinese characters one stroke at a time: watch the stroke order, trace it with a finger, then hear the character in a story. All learning content works offline.

What's inside
- 9,564 characters and 24,466 words, each with a child-friendly meaning, example sentences and audio
- Stroke order animation for every character, so children see exactly how each stroke is written
- Trace and write practice: children trace on screen and the app checks each stroke
- Pictograph cards that show how characters such as 山, 日 and 云 grew out of pictures
- 100 classic idiom stories, read aloud sentence by sentence with the current words highlighted
- Guess-the-Idiom game: read the meaning, tap the right characters, ask for a hint when stuck
- 2,009 everyday idioms with simple explanations and a favourites list for review
- Pinyin search with or without tones, or search by character
- Polyphonic characters such as 长, 乐 and 行 show each reading with its own meaning and words
- Radicals, phonetic compounds and pinyin basics (initials, finals, tones)
- A short daily task on the home screen to keep practice going

Made for families
Good for overseas Chinese families, heritage learners and anyone starting Chinese characters at home. Professional recordings for stroke names and example sentences help children hear clear pronunciation.

All learning content and features in Hanzi Kids are free to use. No account is needed.