Ambient Hanzi: Learn Mandarin

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About this app

Ambient Hanzi teaches Mandarin Chinese vocabulary across HSK 1 through 6, plus the advanced HSK 7-9 tier, with spaced-repetition flashcards, stroke order writing practice, listening dictation, and home screen widgets.

STUDY TOOLS
• Character breakdowns: what each component contributes, meaning, sound, or history.
• Tone curves: a curve under each word's pinyin shows its tone shape.
• Flashcards: grade your recall on words or sentences, on a spaced-repetition schedule.
• Dictation: hear a sentence, then rebuild it with word tiles, pinyin, or characters.
• Writing: watch stroke order animate, then trace each character on a 田字格 grid, checked stroke by stroke.

WIDGETS
Five home screen widgets (word, grid, date, clock, battery) cycle through HSK vocabulary. An optional notification can also show a word. New words unlock gradually as you study.

MORE
• Camera scan: on-device OCR (Google ML Kit) looks up Chinese text you point your camera at. No photo leaves your phone.
• Dictionary: search by hanzi, pinyin, or meaning.
• Streaks, achievements, and accuracy stats.

HSK 1 is free across every feature. Ambient Hanzi Pro unlocks HSK 2 through 6, the HSK 7-9 tier, and extra vocabulary outside the HSK list.

No account or internet required. Everything is stored on your device.
Chinese vocabulary that sticks: cards, listening, writing, dictionary, widgets.
Updated on
Sep 27, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • No data shared with third parties
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  • This app may collect these data types
    Location, Financial info, and Device or other IDs
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted

What’s new

Fixed some rare crashes where the app could hang when loading audio.
Polished card redirections.