CharacterMatrix

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50+
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Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

With the most common 1000 characters you can read 89% of modern Chinese.
This app is a great companion on your journey towards fluency.

For every character you get:
⇨ 3 example sentences
⇨ Pinyin pronunciation
⇨ English translations
⇨ Character summary

CharacterMatrix also offers:
• Traditional (繁體) and simplified (简体) characters
• Several Chinese fonts to choose from
• Audio playback for all characters and sentences
• Dark mode and light mode
• Clean designs that look amazing on iPad and iPhone
• A "random" button to jump to an arbitrary character
• Search by character, Pinyin or frequency number

Take these 1000 characters everywhere you go and learn at your own pace.

This app displays the 1000 most used 中文 characters in a matrix that you can adjust (zoom level, font, dark/light theme). Its simple and clean user interface adapts to your device's size. If you use it in your iPad you can see more characters at the same time or split the screen.

Some ideas of how to use this app:
√ Learn new characters starting with the most common ones
√ Understand and remember the characters using the 3 examples
√ Listen to the examples and repeat to improve your pronunciation
√ Use the "random" button to test your knowledge
√ Use the app as a reference to practice writing/calligraphy (with various fonts)
√ Use screen mirroring to show the characters on a smart TV and study with friends
√ Explore by tapping on characters you don't know in the example sentences to learn more
Updated on
Aug 13, 2025

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What’s new

Updating the app to be compatible with the latest version of Android.