The Chinese Deciphered app includes:
★ Character etymology – character history shown by tracing each character's origin, development and relationships.
★ Character mnemonics – character learning memory aids.
★ Word and character decomposition – words and characters are dissected down to their simplest components.
★ Simplified and traditional Chinese – familiarity with traditional Chinese is essential for proper understanding of simplified characters.
★ Ancient forms of characters – this helps in following the original thinking.
★ Chinese history and culture, where this relates to understanding words and characters.
★ Stroke order – the correct way to write each character.
★ Phonetic inheritance – how characters inherit their sounds from their components.
★ Notes on phonetic exceptions, special cases, etc.
★ Character pronunciation – with anatomical diagrams.
★ English phonetic equivalents – English words that resemble Chinese sounds.
★ Usage notes – correct usage of words and characters.
★ Classifiers (measure words) – with examples.
★ Related words – words that should be learnt and understood together.
The app:
★ Is unique – it is the result of six years of ongoing research.
★ Is concise, yet comprehensive – it is designed as a quick reference tool.
★ Is continuously updated and improved.
★ Works offline.
The free version:
★ Contains all of the HSK level 1 vocabulary (HSK v3.0, simplified and traditional Chinese).
The full version:
★ Currently contains 5376 entries, with more words and characters added on a continual basis.
★ Is guaranteed to increase your rate of learning Chinese. If you do not find that you learn faster when using Chinese Deciphered alongside your existing study resources, we will refund the full cost (no questions asked, no time limit).
★ The upgrade involves a nominal once-off payment, which goes towards our continued research and development of the app.
★ Your support is much appreciated.