Turn Mandarin into a piece of cake

Have you ever had this experience, you want to read an article in Chinese and you know the vocabulary, you even know the grammar points. But when they appear together, you have absolutely no idea what it's about! WeHanzi is the graded reader app designed to bridge your learning gap.

Get ready to surprise your native friends!

Over 400 graded lessons hand written by professional teachers. Get support with pinyin, zhuyin or tones. Full sentence and word translations and multi-voice audio

Engaging stories that read like comics

Think like a native! Master authentic slang and ready-to-use phrases for your everyday life

Repeated vocabulary and grammar points

Our stories are creatively crafted with repeated vocabulary and grammar points. We will help you unlock endless possibilities using a limited set of words!

Choose your own storylines

Just like playing game, some stories allow you to unlock unexpected results

One lesson, multiple levels

Find a lesson too hard? Easily switch between different levels of the same content. 

Super conversational

Learn something that actually works. Even with beginner words you can still reach advanced usage in both Traditional and Simplified Chinese!

Get fully supported!

  • Simplified & Traditional
  • Pinyin, zhuyin, and tones
  • Full sentence and word translations
  • Multi-voice audio
  • 400+ Graded lessons for HSK & TOCFL

WeHanzi is a graded reader especially designed for people who:

Want to learn something that is useful (and you can say to people) straightaway

Want to learn things you will never find in a text book to surprise your native friends like the latest internet slang

Have a limited budget but want to access: reading, writing, listening, dictionary and flash cards in one app

Are a bit naughty, with good sense of humor (sometimes a bit dark)        

Want to learn the secret of combining beginner characters into advanced usage

Like to read interesting unusual real-life and historical stories at a level you can manage

If you don't want to talk like a text book, but still want creative and structured content. ​

Want to learn how to talk 💩 in Mandarin​

Learn to read and write with stroke-order practice and advanced flash cards

Easily build your own word lists

Add characters from lessons with one click

Add your own words and phrases. Autocomplete for simplified, traditional, pinyin and zhuyin

Practice reading, writing, and tones

Advanced space repetition algorithm with AI optimization

Export your words to Anki, Pleco, Quizlet, Excel and CSV

Join our Discord

Be a part of community today to give feedback about the app, talk to other learners and share your ideas and learning tips

Advanced dictionary

The WeHanzi dictionary makes it easy to find the word you are looking for, practice the stroke order and add it to a word list.

Search for words using any combination of English, Chinese, pinyin and zhuyin

Find words that are actually useful! The dictionary prioritises words that are used in Modern Mandarin

View and practice stroke order

Add words to your custom word lists

Explore ancient pictographic character forms

Listen to the pronunciation of words and phrases with multiple different voices and accents

Join our waiting list and unlock a fun reading experience

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