CharacterMatrix: Learn Chinese
CopyBucket, Inc. Education iPhoneiPadiPod touchApple Watch
CharacterMatrix: Learn Chinese is a free Education app for iPhone and iPad by CopyBucket, Inc. Rated 5.0/5 from 9 ratings. Requires iOS 16.6.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 9 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 119 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 18
- 2026 · v1.2.6
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About CharacterMatrix: Learn Chinese
With the most common 1000 characters you can read 89% of modern Chinese. This app is a great companion on your journey towards fluency. For every character you get: ⇨ 3 example sentences ⇨ Pinyin pronunciation ⇨ English translations ⇨ Character summary CharacterMatrix also offers: • Traditional (繁體) and simplified (简体) characters • Several Chinese fonts to choose from • Audio playback for all characters and sentences • Dark mode and light mode • Clean designs that look amazing on iPad and iPhone • A "random" button to jump to an arbitrary character • Search by character, Pinyin or frequency number Take these 1000 characters everywhere you go and learn at your own pace. This app displays the 1000 most used 中文 characters in a matrix that you can adjust (zoom level, font, dark/light theme). Its simple and clean user interface adapts to your device's size. If you use it in your iPad you can see more characters at the same time or split the screen. Some ideas of how to use this app: √ Learn new characters starting with the most common ones √ Understand and remember the characters using the 3 examples √ Listen to the examples and repeat to improve your pronunciation √ Use the "random" button to test your knowledge √ Use the app as a reference to practice writing/calligraphy (with various fonts) √ Use screen mirroring to show the characters on a smart TV and study with friends √ Explore by tapping on characters you don't know in the example sentences to learn more
Ratings & reviews
5.0
9 ratings
What’s new
Version 1.2.6 · Updated September 18, 2026
Stroke order animation for each character! Enjoy :) Thanks for your feedback and helping us making CharacterMatrix better :)
App privacy
The developer, CopyBucket, Inc., reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: Device ID
Used for: App Functionality
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