Hanzi Flashcards: Triple-Sided Chinese Learning App

The Challenge

Learning Chinese characters requires mastering three interconnected elements: the character itself (hanzi), its pronunciation (pinyin), and its meaning. Traditional flashcard apps only show two sides, forcing learners to create multiple cards or miss important connections. Additionally, creating flashcards manually from reading materials was tedious and time-consuming.

Our Solution

We built Hanzi Flashcards with a unique triple-sided approach:

• Triple-Sided Flashcards: Each card shows character, pinyin, and translation — learners choose which side to see first
• AI-Powered Card Generation: Paste any Chinese text and AI instantly creates complete flashcards with characters, pinyin, and translations
• Flexible Learning Modes: Start with characters (recognition), translations (production), or pinyin (pronunciation)
• Wrong-Answer Review: Focus practice on cards you got wrong

Key Features

• Triple-sided flashcards (Character, Pinyin, Translation)
• Support for both Simplified and Traditional Chinese
• AI creates up to 20-50 cards at once from any text
• Custom sets and combined set practice
• Progressive Web App — works on any device
• Native iOS app on the App Store
• Freemium model with free tier (5 sets, 20 cards/set)

The Result

The app is live at hanzi-flashcards.com and available on the App Store. It serves learners who want a flexible, efficient way to build Chinese character recognition from real content they encounter — articles, chat messages, or any text.