Start learning Chinese — the fun way

Free little tools that make your first steps into Chinese enjoyable. Every one comes with pinyin, and many can read the characters aloud to you.

Turn your name into an authentic Chinese name — with real characters, pinyin, and meaning.

Enter your birth year to discover your zodiac animal, its character, and what it says about you.

Learn to count 0–100 and turn any number into Chinese — tap to hear each one spoken.

The essential phrases for greetings, dining, shopping and getting around — with audio.

All 150 words of the official HSK Level 1 — flip, listen, and track what you know.

Every initial, final and tone of Mandarin — with example characters you can hear.

Why start here?

No sign-ups, no paywalls, no lessons to finish. Just play with the tools and pick up Chinese along the way.

Tap the speaker on any character and your browser reads it aloud in Mandarin — so you learn the sounds, not just the shapes.

Every character shows its pinyin with tone marks, so you can read and say everything from day one.