Turn your traditional Chinese character lists into flashcards
Upload your vocabulary lists, textbook chapters and lecture slides, and get flashcards that come back on a spaced repetition schedule.
How to build traditional Chinese flashcards from your own lists
Printed sheets of traditional Chinese flashcards are fine for a quick look, but they cannot follow your course vocabulary, your lecture slides or the characters you keep missing. DeckOwl reads your own material and builds the cards from it. Upload a PDF, a DOCX, a PPTX, plain notes or a photo of a page, and the text is read with text recognition before any cards are made.
- Upload vocabulary lists, textbook chapters or lecture slides in PDF, DOCX or PPTX.
- Photos of handwritten or printed character lists are read with text recognition.
- The free plan includes 3 generations per month and studying in the browser.
- Plus adds unlimited generations and Anki or CSV export for use in other study apps.
Reads your material
Upload PDFs, slides, notes or photos of pages and get cards built from your own text.
Spaced repetition
Cards return on a schedule that brings back the characters you find hard more often.
Quizzes and mind maps
Check recall with multiple choice, true/false and short answer questions, or map character families and radicals.
How it works
Upload your material
Add a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, notes file or a photo of your character list.
Generate your cards
DeckOwl creates flashcards from the text it reads, ready to review in the browser.
Study on a schedule
Review with spaced repetition, and export to Anki or CSV on the Plus plan.
Cards are scheduled with spaced repetition, so characters you struggle with come back sooner while familiar ones are spaced further apart. Pair the cards with quizzes that include multiple choice, true/false and short answer questions with explanations, which helps when you need to recognize a character and also explain its meaning.
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Frequently asked questions
Should I learn traditional or simplified Chinese characters first?
It depends on the course or region you are studying for, since Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau use traditional forms while mainland China uses simplified ones. Pick the set your teacher or exam uses and build your cards from that list.
How do I study traditional characters with flashcards effectively?
Put the pinyin and meaning on the back, and include one example word so the character is learned in context. Review a little each day rather than cramming, since spaced repetition works best with regular sessions.
Can I export my traditional Chinese flashcards?
Export to PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV is part of the Plus plan, which costs $39/year or $7.99/month. The free plan lets you study the cards in the browser.
Do I need a credit card to start?
No. You can start on the free plan with 3 generations per month without adding a card. Students can get 40% off Plus with a school email.
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