HSK Hero: Learn Chinese Hanzi
Handtechnics Education iPhoneiPadiPod touch
HSK Hero: Learn Chinese Hanzi is a free Education app for iPhone and iPad by Handtechnics. Rated 4.4/5 from 172 ratings. Requires iOS 15.0.
- Rating
- 4.4
- 172 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 160 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 12
- 2026 · v7.3
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About HSK Hero: Learn Chinese Hanzi
Learn Chinese characters with a game you'll want to keep playing. HSK Hero now covers the new HSK 3.0 syllabus: all nine levels, HSK 1 to HSK 7–9, with 11,000 words and over 3,000 characters. See the meaning, hear the word, then find its characters on the grid. It's fast, it's fun, and it makes you recall each word instead of just recognizing it. Learners around the world have been playing HSK Hero since 2016. THE NEW HSK 3.0, LEVELS 1 TO 9 • Every word of the new syllabus: HSK 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and the advanced 7–9 band • Short packs, most useful words first, grouped into units on the big levels • Simplified and traditional characters, switch any time • Pinyin with tone colors, English meanings and clear audio for every word A GAME THAT TEACHES • Find the characters on a 2×2, 3×3 or 4×4 grid as little martial-arts heroes leap onto your tiles • Stuck on a word? Tap Learn: see its characters shown on the board, then the board shuffles and it's your turn • Write your answers by hand right on the game board, or tap the tiles: your choice • Every word climbs four stages, from Learning to Familiar, Strong and finally locked in • Missed words return in Review, and a Smart Pack mixes reviews with new words • A Daily Challenge to play and share with friends WRITE CHARACTERS BY HAND • Brush practice with stroke order for every character, with a real ink brush and Apple Pencil pressure • Guided, Trace or Recall: follow numbered strokes, trace an outline, or write from memory • Live coaching on stroke order, direction and proportion, plus the parts each character is built from • A daily writing goal, practice by HSK level, and a copybook of every character in your own hand HEAR EVERY WORD • Audio mode says each word as it appears: turn off English and pinyin for pure listening practice • Slow pronunciation whenever you need it A WORLD TO PLAY IN • Ten painted Chinese landscapes, from Guilin and the Great Wall to the lakes of Jiuzhai • Seasons, weather, day and night, and calm birdsong if you like it • 20 celebrations, red seal stamps and 87 badges for streaks, festivals and the 24 solar terms • Color themes, light and dark mode, iPhone and iPad FREE TO START Play the first packs of every level, the Daily Challenge, and a free Brush round every day. HSK Hero Pro unlocks all 11,000 words, unlimited writing practice, every theme and more: monthly, yearly with a free week, or once for life. No ads. No account. Works offline. Your progress stays on your device. Questions or ideas? Write to [email protected]. I read every message. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.handtechnics.com/hskhero_privacy.html 加油!
Ratings & reviews
4.4
172 ratings
What’s new
Version 7.3 · Updated October 12, 2026
• Stars are back: bronze for finishing a pack, silver with help on 3 words or fewer, gold with no help. • Brush practice now has sets of 20 characters for each level, each with its own star. • New in Brush: random characters from any level, 6, 10 or 20 at a time. • Pack games stay on the pack's own words, and Review and mixes come in a random order.
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