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Turn your Mandarin character lists into flashcards with AI

Skip the generic decks. Upload your chapter PDF, slides, notes or a photo of a vocabulary page, and get cards for the characters your class actually uses, with spaced repetition built in.

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Why custom character cards work better

Learning Mandarin characters means holding shapes, readings and meanings in memory at the same time, and short daily reviews work better than cramming. Good Mandarin character flashcards keep one character per card, show the pinyin and meaning on the back, and bring each card back at the right interval.

  • One character per card, with pinyin and meaning on the back
  • Cards built from your own chapters, slides and photos
  • Spaced repetition that focuses on the characters you miss
  • Anki and CSV export on paid plans for studying on other devices
Example Mandarin character flashcards for beginners
学 (xué)to study or learn. Built from a child under a roof, with the sense of learning under one roof.
好 (hǎo)good. Built from 女 (woman) and 子 (child), a classic example of a compound character.
山 (shān)mountain. A pictograph of several peaks, so it is easy to recall from its shape.
水 (shuǐ)water. A pictograph of flowing water, and the radical for many water-related characters.
口 (kǒu)mouth. Used as a radical in many characters about speech, eating or the mouth.
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Reads your material

Upload PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, notes or photos of a vocabulary page. Text recognition handles pages you photograph.

Spaced repetition

Cards you miss come back sooner, and cards you know move to longer gaps between reviews.

Study in the browser

The Free plan lets you study generated cards in the browser. Paid plans add Anki and CSV export.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a chapter PDF, slides, notes or a photo of a character list.

Check the drafted cards

Review each character, reading and meaning, and edit any card that looks off.

Study on a schedule

Spaced repetition brings each card back at the interval your recall needs.

Most ready-made decks cover a generic word list, but your class follows its own textbook order and vocabulary. Upload the chapter PDF, a slide deck or a photo of the vocabulary page, and the tool drafts cards from that text. You can review every card before you study, so a misread character is fixed before it reaches your review queue.

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Frequently asked questions

How many characters should I learn each week?

Most learners do well with a small batch of new characters a day, reviewed over several days, rather than a long list in one sitting. The right number depends on your class pace and how many you keep on review.

Should I handwrite characters as well as use flashcards?

Handwriting practice helps many learners remember stroke order and component shapes, so it works well alongside flashcards. Use the cards for recognition and meaning, and practice writing the characters you keep missing.

Can I export my Mandarin flashcards to Anki?

Yes, Anki export is included on paid plans, which also add PDF, DOCX and CSV export. The Free plan lets you study generated cards in the browser without exports.

Is there a free plan?

Yes, the Free plan includes 3 generations per month and browser study, and no credit card is needed to start. Students get 40% off with a school email.

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