I Learn Chinese Characters Hack 3.2 + Redeem Codes
Read and Write Chinese
Developer: YOYASOFT LLC
Category: Education
Price: $4.99 (Download for free)
Version: 3.2
ID: com.jayxzhang.learnChinese
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Description
This application introduces Chinese characters to non-native speakers or young kids in a fun and intuitive way: to understand their origins as pictures of the objects they represent.
For example, the Chinese character for Sun was originally a circle with a dot in its center. It has evolved over the history, but you can still find traces of its original shape.
Besides explaining the picture meanings, this application also demonstrates the correct way of pronouncing and writing the characters. It even let you practice on your iPhone side by side with the demonstration. You'll find that you will be able to read and write dozens of Chinese characters in no time!
Your feedback is greatly appreciated!
Feature Highlights
* An introduction covering the basics of the Chinese language, including its grammar, stroke order rules, the Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and so on.
* Featured character are organized into categories and are introduced with their picture origins.
* The Progressive Study mode allows you to learn most common Chinese characters first and to measure your understanding with carefully selected questions in tests.
* An index page of characters listed in alphabetical order, with search functionality. Users can search with character's pinyin, Chinese writing, or the English meanings.
* Recorded Character sound
* Character writing demonstrations and practice screens. You can practice writing Chinese characters right on your device screen!
* This application runs on iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad, which means you only need to buy once and use on all your devices!
Users Feedback
"Dam good ***** - This app organizes the most commonly used Chinese symbols in an orderly, accessible fashion." - by Push926
"Fun and Easy! *****" - by Ryan1223432
"Very helpful. I am looking forward for more updates! *****" - by Nightreaver
"This App is Awesome! *****" - by RebeccaTVS
"Awesome! Thanks! Love the historical info because it all makes so much more sense. *****" - by Jondailey
For example, the Chinese character for Sun was originally a circle with a dot in its center. It has evolved over the history, but you can still find traces of its original shape.
Besides explaining the picture meanings, this application also demonstrates the correct way of pronouncing and writing the characters. It even let you practice on your iPhone side by side with the demonstration. You'll find that you will be able to read and write dozens of Chinese characters in no time!
Your feedback is greatly appreciated!
Feature Highlights
* An introduction covering the basics of the Chinese language, including its grammar, stroke order rules, the Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and so on.
* Featured character are organized into categories and are introduced with their picture origins.
* The Progressive Study mode allows you to learn most common Chinese characters first and to measure your understanding with carefully selected questions in tests.
* An index page of characters listed in alphabetical order, with search functionality. Users can search with character's pinyin, Chinese writing, or the English meanings.
* Recorded Character sound
* Character writing demonstrations and practice screens. You can practice writing Chinese characters right on your device screen!
* This application runs on iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad, which means you only need to buy once and use on all your devices!
Users Feedback
"Dam good ***** - This app organizes the most commonly used Chinese symbols in an orderly, accessible fashion." - by Push926
"Fun and Easy! *****" - by Ryan1223432
"Very helpful. I am looking forward for more updates! *****" - by Nightreaver
"This App is Awesome! *****" - by RebeccaTVS
"Awesome! Thanks! Love the historical info because it all makes so much more sense. *****" - by Jondailey
Version history
3.2
2020-11-19
- Fixes for test score card layout and test unit font colors.
3.1
2020-11-15
- Fix for a few layout issues on newer devices.
3.0
2020-10-04
General update for newer screen sizes and iOS versions.
2.2.7
2017-09-15
- 64 bit support
- iOS 11 support
- iOS 11 support
2.2.6
2013-10-02
* Added a new unit 23 of 25 characters to Progressive Study
* iOS 7 compatibility
* iOS 7 compatibility
2.2.5
2013-05-01
* Added a new Progressive Study Unit (Unit 22)
* As many users requested, the character watermark on the practice screen can now be hidden (and shown if later desired)
* As many users requested, the character watermark on the practice screen can now be hidden (and shown if later desired)
2.2.3
2013-01-04
* Added a new unit in Progressive Study
* Some changes in UI elements
* Some changes in UI elements
2.2
2012-11-20
* Improved stroke recognition algorithm
* Added 2x view for easier writing practice on iPad
* Improved the speaker button responsiveness in progressive study tests
* iOS 6 and iPhone 5 compatibility
* Added 2x view for easier writing practice on iPad
* Improved the speaker button responsiveness in progressive study tests
* iOS 6 and iPhone 5 compatibility
2.1
2012-09-18
1. Stroke order is now enforced in writing practice. An option to turn it off is also added;
2. Users can now increase or decrease the font size of the introduction text and the character information page for easier reading;
3. Questions in some tests were modified to avoid confusion.
2. Users can now increase or decrease the font size of the introduction text and the character information page for easier reading;
3. Questions in some tests were modified to avoid confusion.
2.0
2012-07-13
Added 5 more Progressive Study units, and now we have all top 500 characters covered in this systematic way of mastering Chinese characters and their usages.
1.8.0
2012-06-07
Added units 14 and 15 in Progressive Study.
1.7.8
2012-05-25
Added two new Progressive Study units. Changed some GUI elements.
1.7.6
2012-04-04
Added another unit of 30 characters in Progressive Study section.
1.7.5
2012-03-15
Added a unit 10 in Progressive Studies; minor corrections.
1.7.2
2012-03-03
Added one more unit in Progressive Study Section, covering 4% of the character frequency.
1.7.0
2012-02-16
Added three more units to Progressive Study; corrections of sound missing for iOS 5 users.
1.6.3
2011-10-25
Minor corrections for the starting menu page.
1.6.2
2011-10-20
Improvement on user interface for iPad version. Minor corrections.
1.6.0
2011-10-11
Added a full new section "Progressive" which organizes characters in the order of their frequencies of being used with the top most common characters first. All these characters are presented with an explanation of their basic usage and, if available, extended meanings so users can grasp the most important ones first. Tests on the basic usage are given for users to measure their own progresses.
1.30
2011-06-11
This release has major improvements in recorded sound and user experience: re-recorded all pronunciations and now cover all characters in the app, including non-featured ones; the character sound player now overrides the side mute switch, particularly for the convenience of iPad users; simplified iPhone lesson navigation, which conforms more to the iPad version; added more characters to the featured list.
1.0
2011-05-11
Added a status bar for each featured character to record the status of study: viewed, watched writing demo, and practiced writing. And some other UI improvements for iPhone version.
0.99
2011-03-30
Fixed a crash issue; Added more related character groups in the index page.
0.98
2011-03-25
Enabled sliding from one featured character to another in the same lesson. This feature is added to ease the navigation for iPhone/iTouch users.
Also enabled sliding from one character to another from a same search result on the Index page. This feature is added for both iPhone/iPod and iPad.
Plus some fixes for character writings.
Also enabled sliding from one character to another from a same search result on the Index page. This feature is added for both iPhone/iPod and iPad.
Plus some fixes for character writings.
0.95
2011-03-20
We've heard your request, and a master index with search functionality is added to the app, which can be accessed via the "Index" button on the main page. There are more characters in the index than those featured on the front page. Not all characters have the full set of pronunciation, formation history, and writing as the featured ones have, but you can use them for a quick look up for meanings.
0.91
2011-02-14
Minor fixes and additions.
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Ratings
4.5 out of 5
22 Ratings
Reviews
YangYang10,
Great App: Educational and Fun
For the price and for the mode of delivery, I found the ILearnChinese app to be a great addition to my iPad! I wanted an interactive, easy-to-follow way to learn Chinese--an introduction, and this product offered me exactly what I needed to begin my exploration into this amazing language. I loved the Basic and Combo Stroke lessons and how they were displayed on screen. They truly invite a hands-on effort by utilizing the touch screen. For me, the material was well organized into helpful study categories. This is an appropriate app for anyone who wants to sample Chinese in a positive, friendly, economical way. Another great feature was the support for this app. I had a question about one of the product's features, and I received an excellent, detailed reply. I look forward to future versions and other products from this publisher.
Treeman447,
Excellent, but could be improved
A version with traditional characters would make this more useable for many students. Also, more characters should be added regularly.
roskely90,
Appropriate for more serious Mandarin learners.
Don't be fooled by the lack of fun animated games this app is actually quite helpful. Mandarin learners will benefit from the stroke order videos and character writing practice. A more advanced Chinese learner is able to recognize characters by their radicals, and this is one of the few apps that teaches basic stroke composition/radicals. Buy this app, practice writing with a real pencil and paper and you will be well on your way to understanding basic Chinese sentences through the meaning of characters. This app focuses more on characters than grammar or reading though so it's not perfect, but I haven't found a better app for learning Mandarin characters. The app even gives you the meaning based on the characters etymology and structure. Well designed app! Learn your Mandarin characters here and enjoy the animated apps like MindSnacks Mandarin for tonal/fast recognition studies. Don't buy this if you are just learning Mandarin for a quick week in China or don't plan on practicing the language through reading. This will not help the people who just need quick study to get by in China. Buy a phrase book in your local bookstore for that.
Ryan1223432,
Fun and Easy!
This app is fun and easy. I have struggled with learning characters because my program (rosetta stone) didnt show me the Stroke Order, it just showed the character and i wrote it however i wanted, which of course, made it rather confusing. This app does no such thing. it shows the stroke order plus gives a reason for the formation of the character. it may not seem like much, but in 3 days of having the Lite version, i have learned 1-10, and about 6 other characters. I love it. Plus it has someone say the word/character. so you can practice speaking too! Buying the full version now.
Xie xie Jay Zhang!
Xie xie Jay Zhang!
Anyarup,
Annoying sound glitch
The sound doesn't work when you click on a character within a lesson. It works in the glossary of characters, but not within the lesson. For example, in the introduction to pinyin and pronunciation, it says "Click below to hear the four different tones used in Mandarin," and when you click on them, nothing happens. But if you jump out of the lesson and go to the glossary and then click on the relevant character/word, then the app will play the sound. This is extremely frustrating, and a very shabby glitch in the program. The developer needs to fix this ASAP, for it's a glaring mistake that severely detracts from the app's usefulness. What good is reading a lesson on a tonal language if you can't actually hear the tones while doing the lesson? It's obviously a bug, but it needs to be fixed immediately. Otherwise, content-wise, the app seems pretty good. But until the developer fixes the sound glitch, I recommend any beginning student of Mandarin to buy another app.
Mahippos,
Helpful in Learning Characters
This will not teach a person the Chinese language, but it makes a handy reference when one is working with pinyin and wants to see what the real words are. The progressive study has the worthy goal of quickly familiarizing a novice with Chinese text to make it less intimidating. The percentage learned status displayed here is deceptive, however. I have completed enough levels supposedly to be able to recognize over 60% of characters in typical text, but from my experiments with Chinese newspapers, it is closer to about 40%. The number of errors in the English text also increases in the later progressive lessons as if less proofreading were being done. An amusing example is where a bride is described as "newly web."
walk2miles,
Great Language App
I've been using this app from its free Lite version to this enlarged one. It is a great app for learning Chinese! I particularly like its way of organizing the characters. Seeing another reviewer's claim that this app doesn't promote correct stroke orders, I checked with a few of my Chinese friends and they all think the stroke orders demonstrated in this app are perfectly fine, and nobody understands what that reviewer actually referred to.
[updated for 0.98] Some new features added recently (the index page and the flashcard style sliding within a group) make it much easier to look up and browse the characters. Nice job!
[updated for 0.98] Some new features added recently (the index page and the flashcard style sliding within a group) make it much easier to look up and browse the characters. Nice job!
2Cnts,
Beginning Chinese Student in China
I'm terrible at picking up languages orally. Before this app, I didn't know where to begin. Being able to write the characters of the phonemes I am learning helps me retain much more than I normally could through listening and speaking. I appreciate the clear audio along with the etymology of the graphemes as well as the different levels of usage. The combination of all the aforementioned factors make this app the most used of all my Chinese learning apps, except of, course, the dictionary.
----anonymous----153,
Best program for learning to write Chinese
Love this program. First learning tool I have used that enables me to actually read and write Mandarin. Other books and methods I've tried over the years did not work but this one does! Looking forward to more characters being added to this app.
MyrdinPotter,
Good app for supplementing my Chinese class
I like being able to pick it up and practice my characters whenever I have a few minutes free, and it has really helped me. I give it a 4 rather than a 5 because it can be frustrating when it does not pick up my strokes. Especially on the iPhone version. The iPad one is slightly better in that regard.
