See how Chinese characters are built
Watch building blocks like 人 change shape and slot into larger characters — with every illustration labelled as real history or memory aid.
青 builds 清, 情, 请 and 晴
Watch building blocks → Explore sound families →
Project started — more characters coming soon
Animated building blocks
Follow each component's real origin as it slots into compounds.
Sound families
Learn to guess pronunciation from a character's sound component.
Look-alikes
Tell apart characters that differ by a single stroke, like 土 and 士.
Animation-powered review
Spaced repetition that uses each character's animation as the reminder.
Guided paths
Explore the components behind this week's HSK or textbook words.