# 9 Cantonese Tones & Jyutping — EDB Based · HK Primary Vocab

> EDB Based · HK Primary Vocab (iPhone/iPad app by 喜斌 宋.)

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- Developer: [喜斌 宋](https://appshunter.io/developer/1872239315)
- Category: Education, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 312 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2026-04-29
- Data updated: 2026-08-11
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/9-cantonese-tones-and-jyutping/id6761150496/reviews.md

## What is 9 Cantonese Tones & Jyutping?

Nine Tones, Mastered. Hear Every Character.
Empowering Hong Kong primary students to master Chinese vocabulary, stroke order, and handwriting with ease.

Aligned with the EDB's "Lexical Items for Primary Forms in Hong Kong," LexiCore covers 4,762 traditional Chinese characters. Type or scan to access stroke orders, Cantonese/Mandarin pronunciations, and definitions. Powered by the Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve, it helps children build an effective routine for Chinese learning and review at home.

No constant parental supervision required—children can independently look up characters, practice stroke orders, and review vocabulary to build a solid foundation.

Product Highlights

⊕ EDB Standard Base: Aligned with HK textbooks, covering 4,762 traditional characters and 3,171 leveled vocabulary words.
⊕ Multi-Dimensional Lookup: Search by character, radical, stroke count, or Cangjie. Fuzzy search is supported for partial inputs.
⊕ Bilingual Audio: Authentic Cantonese (Jyutping) and Mandarin (Pinyin) pronunciations to replicate classroom learning.
⊕ Spaced Repetition: Powered by the Ebbinghaus curve to automatically schedule reviews and strengthen memory.
⊕ Customizable Worksheets: Create and print personalized handwriting worksheets with custom word sets and grid styles.
⊕ Text Annotation: Paste text or poems to instantly generate character-by-character Jyutping while keeping your original formatting.


Key Features

⊕ Advanced Search:  Quickly locate characters via radical, stroke count, Cangjie code, or variant forms.
⊕ Animated Stroke Order: Step-by-step animations with standard regular script (Kai Shu) to correct writing mistakes.
⊕ Smart Error Log: Automatically tracks mistakes, allowing targeted review on weaker characters for true mastery.
⊕ Thematic Learning: 18 structured themes classified by everyday scenarios and learning stages.
⊕ Custom Collections: Bookmark key phrases and organize them into groups for focused revision.
⊕ Learning Analytics: Track learned words, consecutive study streaks, and practice accuracy in real time.


Who Is It For?

⊕ Parents: Reduce tutoring time; foster independent learning and revision.
⊕ HK Primary Students: Master character recognition, stroke order, and school curriculum vocabulary.
⊕ Teachers: Ideal teaching assistant for standard stroke order animations and audio references.
⊕ Language Learners: Utilize fragmented time to look up words and build a systematic understanding of Chinese.


Designed for Focused Learning

⊕ Distraction-Free UI: Clean, minimalistic design keeps children fully focused.
⊕ Detailed Breakdown: Includes strokes, radicals, variants, English definitions, and phrases.
⊕ Flashcard Mode: Efficient flashcard exercises perfect for quick review on the go.


 Free Experience

Nine Cantonese Tones is free to download. At this stage, all features are fully open with zero ad interruptions, allowing children to learn with peace of mind.

For questions or feedback, please contact us at: lexicore.support@gmail.com


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.0.3 — 2026-05-26

⊕ Brand-New Dictation Practice
Flexible word selection: choose from all learned words, your misspelled word bank, bookmarked words, or custom input. Customize your quizzes with 5, 10, 15, or 20 questions, and review your performance anytime with the new quiz history feature.
⊕ Optimized Push Notifications
Fixed an issue where foreground notifications were not displaying on iOS 14+. You can now customize reminder times in Settings to keep your daily learning streak alive.
⊕ Home Screen Widgets
Track your daily learning streak, total vocabulary learned, and today's review count at a glance, right from your Home Screen.
⊕ Misspelled Word Filter
Added a new filtering feature to quickly locate high-frequency mistakes, helping you target and reinforce your weak spots.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-05-22

⊕ Bookmarks
Save words from flashcards, word detail pages, and word overview pages. Practice all your saved words in one tap.

⊕ 300 Tang Poems
Explore classic Chinese poetry with per-character Cantonese romanisation and text-to-speech reading. Feel the beauty of the written word.

⊕ Listening Practice
A brand-new listening mode — hear a word and identify it to sharpen your Cantonese comprehension.

⊕ Learning Report
View your study streak, vocabulary mastered, and a daily activity heatmap — all in one place.

⊕ Home Screen Widget
Stay on track — glance at today's progress right from your home screen, even without opening the app.

⊕ Improvements & Bug Fixes
Various performance improvements and stability fixes for a smoother experience.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-05-19

• Daily Learning Notifications: Added daily push reminders to help keep your learning routine on track.
• All-New Vocabulary Overview: Access word definitions, Jyutping, and stroke orders all at a single glance.
• Optimized Error Log: Upgraded the error card design and moved filter options to the top right for a cleaner layout.
• Refreshed Jyutping Annotation: Redesigned text-annotation interface, now featuring history tracking.
•  Bug Fixes: Resolved several known issues to enhance overall stability.

### 1.0 — 2026-04-29

No release notes.

## More apps by 喜斌 宋

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All apps by 喜斌 宋: https://appshunter.io/developer/1872239315

## Related topics

[jyutping](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/jyutping) · [cantonese writing](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/cantonese-writing)

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