Chinese dictionary & practice kit for learners
Search Chinese characters, words, pinyin, or English. Then learn how to say it, write it, and use it in a sentence.
Start at your level
Choose the HSK band that matches what you can already read.
Start with a task
Three ways into the dictionary, depending on what you already know.
Look it up
Search Chinese, pinyin without tones, or English. Results explain whether the match is a character or a word.
Learn by level
Start from HSK 1 and follow an ordered path through characters, words, and sentences.
Start HSK 1Practice writing
See stroke order step by step, then trace or write the character in a blank grid.
Write 学 →How Chinesekit explains a character
Meaning, sound, form, and use stay on one page.
Beginner entries
The first words a new learner actually needs.