Memphys: Learn Chinese

Memomoon LLC

About this app

Learn Chinese with a little companion who grows every time you do. Memphys turns Mandarin lessons, Chinese characters, pinyin and speaking practice into a cozy virtual pet game for beginners.

Choose your first egg, then watch it hatch, grow and evolve as you learn. Finish lessons, pass your reviews and share snacks to help your Memphys grow from egg to baby to its final evolved form.

LEARN CHINESE STEP BY STEP
Follow 53 connected Mandarin lessons across 14 character families. Start with Chinese radicals, see how they build new characters, then move on to words, verbs and short sentences. Each lesson teaches simplified Chinese with pinyin, English meanings and prepared Mandarin audio.

See how Chinese fits together:
- 木 wood → 林 grove → 森 dense woods → 森林 forest
- 日 sun + 月 moon → 明 bright → 明天 tomorrow
- 人 person → 从 follow → 众 crowd
- 火 fire + 山 mountain → 火山 volcano

WRITE CHINESE CHARACTERS
Watch the stroke order, trace each character, then write it from memory. On-device handwriting recognition and stroke-order checks help you remember hanzi, and hints are there when you get stuck.

SPEAK MANDARIN WITH TONE GUIDES
Hear every word and character, slow the audio down, and follow visual guides for the four Mandarin tones. Say each word aloud for a quick on-device word check before you write it.

SNAP A PHOTO, LEARN THE WORD
Point your camera at everyday things or pick a photo to discover 129 Chinese vocabulary words, from apple to cup. Confirm the word, hear it in Mandarin, and turn it into a lesson.

A DAILY QUIZ THAT KEEPS WORDS FRESH
Words you have learned come back for review. Say them aloud and write them from memory in a short daily quiz of up to five words, and earn points for every pass.

PLAY MANDARIN MINIGAMES
- Rap Battle: rap in Chinese to nine songs and learn your lines with pinyin and translations
- Draw & Guess: sketch everyday objects and learn their Chinese names
- Write Sprint: see the meaning, then race to write the character from memory

RAISE AND EVOLVE YOUR MEMPHYS
Spend the points you earn on snacks and gifts, keep your companion happy, and unlock new Memphys friends as you learn more Chinese. Meet Ammiro, Yalmi, Nivora, Imello, Peppo and more.

MADE FOR BEGINNERS
Memphys is for anyone starting to learn Mandarin Chinese, whether you want to read Chinese characters, understand pinyin, build vocabulary or speak with clearer tones. Short lessons fit into a few minutes a day.

START WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT
Lessons, the daily quiz and solo games work without signing up. Your learning progress and photos stay on your device. Playing with friends is optional and uses an account.

Learn Chinese one small step at a time, and grow a friend while you do it.

What’s new

- Smoother learning and a better tablet experience.
- Learn page turns now transition cleanly between sections.
- On iPad and tablets, rotation is faster and smoother, room backgrounds stay crisp, and the character picker and Settings shortcut are easier to use in every orientation.