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雅语

One Chinese word a day. Take your time.

Yayu sets each day's word in calligraphy, large enough to see every stroke. Tap it to see the same word in seal script, regular hand or cursive.

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xué xí
(v.) To learn; to study.

Same word. Two thousand years apart.

Each hand is a Face. Seal script was standardised under the Qin; cursive came from fast brushes; the regular hand is the one in books today. The Face you choose stays with you, word after word.

聽 tīng · to listen

Hear every word

Mandarin with pinyin, or zhuyin set beside each character as it is in Taiwan. Learning Cantonese? Switch to it with Jyutping.

A word shown in seal script with zhuyin and the pinyin zhuān xīn
藏 cáng · to keep

Keep the ones you love

A heart saves a word to Favorites. Review brings them back on flashcards just before you forget, Chinese to English and English to Chinese, character by character.

A Review flashcard for 堅持
義 yì · meaning

Meanings in your language

Definitions come in four languages, and words and idioms follow the HSK levels you choose.

ENTo learn; to study.DELernen; studieren.FRApprendre ; étudier.JA学ぶ;勉強する。
Settings with HSK levels 1 to 4 selected
窗 chuāng · window

On your home screen

The widget shows the headword and nothing else, so today's word is there each time you pick up your phone.

Chinese worth slowing down for.

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