Bi-directional FSRS · Traditional & Simplified · 1,000+ graded audio stories

Face the characters. Master the language.

Master Chinese with native Traditional (Zhuyin) and Simplified (Pinyin) parity, precision stroke-order practice, on-the-fly character comparison, and fables graded strictly to your vocabulary level.

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ㄒㄩㄝˊ
xué · to learn, to study
⿱ ⺍ 冖 子etymologystroke order

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The same engine that runs the app: real stroke vectors from our character dataset, real fable audio.

Write it properly.

Every stroke has a direction and an order. LinZi ships 4,600+ vector-accurate stroke models, the same data driving this demo. Watch the guide, then trace on the rice grid; each stroke is checked against the median path.

is the classic eight-stroke test character. Take (xué, "to learn"): hands 𦥑 guiding a child 子 beneath a roof 冖. That structural decomposition is how LinZi teaches every character.

lǎozài森林sēn línzhuādàoliǎozhīxiǎngchīdiào

A tiger caught a fox in the forest and wanted to eat it.

shuōnéngchītiānpàilái管理guǎn lǐ动物dòng wùchīliǎo就是jìu shìtīngtiān的话de huà

The fox said: you cannot eat me! The Emperor of Heaven sent me to rule the animals; eat me and you defy him.

lǎo相信xiāng xìnshuōgēnzǒujuàn看看kàn kan动物dòng wùmen

The tiger did not believe it. The fox said: walk a round with me and see whether the animals fear me.

📚 狐假虎威 · 狐假虎威, one of 1,063 graded stories. Tap any word for its gloss; press + and it becomes a flashcard. Read the whole story →

What makes LinZi different.

Built for serious learners: dual scripts, bi-directional SRS, real literature, stroke and pronunciation practice.

Bi-directional FSRS engine

Recall (Mandarin → English) and production (English → Mandarin) are separate cards scheduled by the Free Spaced Repetition Scheduler, for higher retention, fewer redundant reviews.

Equal Traditional & Zhuyin support

Full parity for Traditional characters and Bopomofo alongside Simplified and Pinyin. HSK and TOCFL tracks, with Taiwan and Mainland standards accurately mapped.

On-the-fly comparison

Pull up look-alike characters (己 已 巳) or subtle synonyms (了解 vs 理解) mid-review, without leaving your study queue.

1,000+ level-bounded stories

Classical fables, folklore and cultural essays graded to your vocabulary tier, so you read with comprehension instead of dictionary hunting.

Reader-to-deck, one tap

Tap a word in any story: the character, its context sentence and sliced audio land in your review queue instantly.

100% offline-first

Stroke vectors, dictionaries and downloaded audio live on your device. No cloud lag, no tracking, study on a plane.

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