HSK Hero - Chinese Characters

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Make 5,000 Chinese characters stick. HSK Hero turns every HSK 1–6 word into a fast recognition game you'll actually keep playing — and has been doing it for learners worldwide since 2016. Free to try. WHY IT WORKS Flashcards show you a character and ask "do you know this one?" It's too easy to nod along. HSK Hero makes you do the work: you get the English meaning, the pinyin, or both, you can tap to hear the word, and then you have to find its character on a grid of characters drawn from the same HSK level. Switch to English-only prompts and you must produce the Chinese word in your head before you can spot it — that's recall, not just recognition, and it's what gets you reading. We call it the Hero Method. One learner's review sums it up: "Forgot I was learning." DIAL THE DIFFICULTY UP OR DOWN • Prompt with the English meaning, the pinyin, or both • Play on a 2×2, the classic 3×3, or a 4×4 grid • Turn on Assist Mode if you're brand new to characters • Jump to any level, HSK 1 to HSK 6, whenever you like EVERYTHING FOR HSK 1–6 • All 5,000 words of HSK 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, organized by level • Native Mandarin audio for every word • Pinyin and English definitions for every word • Simplified and traditional characters (mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau) • Works offline: study on the plane, the metro, or the walk to class • Beautifully rendered characters and traditional Chinese instrument sounds • No ads, no account, no data collection WHO IT'S FOR • HSK candidates who need the vocabulary automatic before exam day • Beginners who want to read characters instead of leaning on pinyin • Intermediate learners closing the gap between HSK 4 and HSK 6 • Learners of traditional characters who are tired of simplified-only apps • Anyone who has abandoned a flashcard app out of boredom WHAT LEARNERS SAY "Awesome design. Forgot I was learning." – United States "I feel like I'm playing a cute phone game as I improve my 汉语." – United States "A welcomed change of pace to normal flash card systems." – United States "Really good app to practice those characters you're unsure of." – United Kingdom "Another five star app worth the download!" – Thailand GOOD TO KNOW Complete beginner? Yes, it's for you: pick HSK 1, turn on Assist Mode and keep both prompts on until you're ready to make it harder. Simplified or traditional? Both. Choose whichever you're learning. Writing practice or a dictionary? No. HSK Hero does one job, making you recognize and recall characters fast, and does it well. Which HSK? The complete HSK 1–6 vocabulary (5,000 words): the lists used for HSK 2.0 exams and the core of the vocabulary in the new HSK 3.0 levels. Who makes it? A small independent studio that has kept HSK Hero on the App Store since 2016. What does it cost? The opening levels are free. If it clicks, one purchase unlocks all six levels and all 5,000 words for good. No subscription. Pick your level and see how far the Hero Method takes you. 加油!