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Tova Learn Chinese — one character a day.

Tova Learn Chinese teaches you one Chinese character a day — wake to it, trace its real stroke order by hand, and speak it aloud with on-device pronunciation checking. Built for beginners and heritage learners who want characters to actually stick.

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The opening

Flashcards teach you to recognize. They don't teach you to write or say.

Most apps drill recognition and you forget it by next week. Tova Learn Chinese makes a small daily ritual instead — one character, traced by hand and spoken aloud — the way characters were always meant to be learned. Grounded in Hanyu Pinyin and HSK 1 foundations.

What it does

Wake, trace, speak — every day.

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Tova Learn Chinese

Education · Hanyu Pinyin · HSK 1

A daily habit that builds real reading, writing and pronunciation.

  • One character a day: wake to it, trace the real stroke order, then speak it
  • On-device Whisper speech check verifies your pronunciation
  • Hanyu Pinyin and HSK 1 foundations across 150 starter characters
  • Words you save in Tova Translate flow straight into your study deck
  • Real stroke-order practice, not just tap-to-reveal flashcards
Download Tova Learn Chinese on the App Store ↗
Why we built it

The ZET pattern: saturated market, mediocre incumbents, out-built on craft.

Recognition is the easy 20%; writing and pronunciation are where learners stall. Tova Learn Chinese drills all three in a 60-second daily ritual — the kind of focused, better-built tool ZET Studios ships across every category.

FAQ

Common questions

How does Tova Learn Chinese teach characters?

It gives you one character a day to wake to, trace by hand in the correct stroke order, and speak aloud, with on-device speech verification checking your pronunciation.

Is it good for beginners?

Yes. It starts from Hanyu Pinyin and HSK 1 foundations with 150 starter characters, built for absolute beginners and heritage learners.

Is Tova Learn Chinese free?

It's free to download on the App Store.

Does it connect to Tova Translate?

Yes. Words you save in Tova Translate are handed off into your Tova Learn Chinese study deck automatically.

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