Skritter: Write Chinese

SKRITTER - THE WRITE WAY TO LEARN CHINESE AND JAPANESE

Remember every character you learn. Most Chinese apps ask you to recognize Chinese characters. Skritter asks you to write them, because writing is a proven way to make a character stick in your long-term memory.

When you write a character, you recall every part of it, so the next time you see it, you really know it.

Self-studying or taking classes? Learn Mandarin Chinese with HSK, TOCFL and textbook word lists, in simplified or traditional characters, with pinyin or zhuyin (bopomofo).

✍️ WHY WRITING MAKES CHARACTERS STICK
In Skritter you recall each Chinese character (hanzi) in full, stroke by stroke, with instant feedback on your stroke order. This active recall is why our learners remember what they study.

🧠 REMEMBER EVERY CHARACTER YOU LEARN
Our brains are actively trying to forget what we learn each day, so we combat that with our spaced repetition system (SRS). Your Chinese flashcards are scheduled for review just before you forget them, so you practice what is slipping. Study smarter, not harder.
Daily reminders keep the habit going and stop reviews piling up. A few minutes a day keeps you on track, and over months that adds up to thousands of Chinese characters.

🎓 TEST PREP: HSK AND TOCFL
• HSK vocabulary for the new HSK 3.0 levels 1 to 3, with more levels added as they are released
• Every HSK 2.0 vocabulary level, plus the earlier HSK 1.0 word lists for learners on an older HSK syllabus
• TOCFL decks

📚 STUDY YOUR OWN TEXTBOOK
We cover popular Chinese textbook series used in universities, schools and language centers, chapter by chapter. Find your textbook, jump to your chapter, study this week's hanzi tonight.

🎬 700+ DECKS AND GUIDED COURSES
Start a course or a ready-made deck today:
• The Skritter Character Course: learn how Chinese characters work, from pictographs to today's sound and meaning components. By the end you will know 150 high-use characters and the skills to learn thousands more.
• 100 Common Radicals: see how Chinese characters are built from the 100 most common radicals.
• Chinese Stroke Order: the principles of stroke order in eight simple rules. Correct stroke order is what makes handwriting balanced, so your writing gets faster and your characters easier to read.
• Counting Numbers, Basic Colors, the Chinese Zodiac and hundreds more
New video lessons and decks are added regularly. You can also build your own vocab list in seconds.

⚡ SKRITTER FEATURES TO POWER UP YOUR LEARNING
• Example sentences showing each word in real context
• Tone practice cards to help you consolidate your Mandarin pronunciation
• Learning tips and character breakdowns from expert teachers
• Readings, definitions and audio

🈶 TRADITIONAL AND SIMPLIFIED CHINESE
Learn Mandarin with traditional or simplified Chinese characters, or both, and read with pinyin or zhuyin (bopomofo). Many Chinese apps handle only simplified and pinyin.

🖊️ THREE WRITING MODES AS YOU IMPROVE
Your handwriting practice should get harder as you improve, and you can turn writing off entirely if you would rather drill readings and meanings.
• Default: strokes snap into place as you write, with hints when you are stuck. Ideal for your first characters.
• Raw squigs: no stroke snapping, so writing feels like pen and paper, with stroke recognition still on.
• Rawest squigs: no hints, no automatic grading. Write the whole character from memory, then grade yourself. Just like a classroom quiz.

⭐ SKRITTER PREMIUM
• Personalized SRS reviews
• Instant handwriting and stroke order feedback
• Practice writing Chinese characters, readings and tones
• HSK, TOCFL, textbook lists and 700+ official decks
• Web, mobile and offline support
• One Premium subscription covers both Skritter Chinese and Skritter Japanese

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Recent changes:
A fresh new look and more control over how you study:

• Redesigned home, decks and progress screens
• Review: Due or Continuous mode, pick decks, starred words only
• Test: pick sections or specific words
• Smoother reviews, faster downloads, and bug fixes