CharacterMatrix:

1000 中文 characters

With the most common 1000 characters you can read 89% of modern Chinese.

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

Download for iOS   Get it on Google Play

App Features

Traditional & Simplified

It doesn't matter if you are learning traditional Chinese, simplified, or both. We got you covered. All example sentences are also available in both.

Three Example Sentences

What's the point of a character if you don't know how to use it? We have 3 simple short sentences for each character as well as helpful footnotes.

English & Pinyin

Learn the meaning & pronunciation of each character and example sentence with the included translations and Pinyin. Hide them to test yourself.

About the App

Your first step towards fluency

Whether you're just starting out or have been learning Chinese for a while, this app is a great companion on your journey towards fluency.

Quickly scroll the matrix, review characters, tap on characters within a sentence to go to them and learn more, change fonts, use the random button to surprise yourself, use it as a reference when practicing calligraphy.

Listen to the example sentences by tapping on the blue characters.

Looks Great in Dark Mode

Works on phones and tablets

The simple and clean user interface adapts to your device's size. If you use it on your iPad or Android tablet you can see more characters at the same time or split the screen.

What people are saying

Joanna

This is a great addition to my Chinese learning tools. I have dictionaries and flash cards but this provides a cool way to rediscover and review characters. The examples are very helpful because they are always short so you can easily remember how to use a character.

David

This app’s user interface is super clean. I love seeing all these characters in one place in my favorite font, especially on my iPad. Tapping the random button jumps to a random character and it’s a great way to test your knowledge. I recommend it to anyone learning Chinese!

Laura

I really love this app! It lists 1000 popular Chinese characters with examples. After you master these 1000 characters, you can pick up most Chinese books and understand lots of sentences. The app is very user-friendly and you can really learn a lot from it.

Our Pricing

Trial Version

Free
Try before you buy
  • A hundred characters
  • Traditional & Simplified
  • 3 examples per character
  • Multiple fonts

Full Version

$9.99
One-time purchase
  • One thousand characters
  • Traditional & Simplified
  • 3 Examples per character
  • Multiple fonts