# HanCard

> Chinese character vocabulary trainer with flashcards and dictionary. (iPhone/iPad app by Dominik Wei-Fieg.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hancard/id411874238 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Dominik Wei-Fieg](https://appshunter.io/developer/362064905)
- Category: Education, Reference
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 12 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 50 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2010-12-29
- Data updated: 2026-08-16
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hancard/id411874238/reviews.md

## What is HanCard?

HanCard is a vocabulary trainer for chinese characters.

Features: 
* Flashcards for the vocabulary of New Practical Chinese Reader", "Practical Chinese Reader", "Integrated Chinese (Ed. 1 & 2)" and "HSK Levels 1-4"
* Fast creation of new lections
* Sharing of lections you created between your devices or between you and your classmates
* Configuration for your language needs: select pronunciations to be displayed (chinese, cantonese, korean, japanese, vietnamese...)
* Data for more than 45.000 characters
* Chinese-English dictionary with almost 100.000 entries

Contains informations on:
* Character, definition, traditional and simplified variants
* Chinese pronunciation (Pinyin, Pinlu, Mandarin)
* Cantonese pronunciation
* Tang dynasty pronunciation
* Korean pronunciation (Hangul and Romanization)
* Japanese pronunciation (On and Kun)
* Vietnamese pronunciation
* Radical stroke counts
* Dictionary references
Not all information is available for all characters.

Acknowledgments:
HanCard includes data from the Unihan database, distributed under the Terms of Use in http://www.unicode.org/copyright.html. Copyright © 1991-2010 Unicode, Inc. All rights reserved.
HanCard includes data from CC-CEDICT (http://cc-cedict.org) in accordance with the license provided at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.
The data used for the flashcards is from http://hskflashcards.com/. The data for Practical Chinese Reader Books 1 & 2 is licensed under the terms of the GPL. Drop me a line if you want to have the JSON file I created from this data.

## Key features

- Flashcards for Chinese readers
- Fast lection creation
- Share lections
- Multiple pronunciation displays
- Extensive character data
- Chinese-English dictionary

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| I like HanCard | $0.99 | one-time |
| I really like HanCard! | $1.99 | one-time |
| I love HanCard! | $2.99 | one-time |
| I can't live without HanCard | $3.99 | one-time |
| New Practical Chinese Reader | $3.99 | one-time |
| Practical Chinese Reader | $1.99 | one-time |
| Integrated Chinese (Second Edition) | $1.99 | one-time |
| Integrated Chinese (Third Edition) | $1.99 | one-time |
| HSK (Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì) | $7.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 12)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hancard/id411874238/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Great app, now on iOS8!

*2015-03-16*

This is a great vocabulary builder for Han characters.

This is a also great app to compare pronunciations of Han characters across different languages. I highly recommend it for students of Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

### 5/5 — So Close to Perfect!

*2015-01-02*

Update: Thanks for the iOS 8 compatibility! But, adding an option for disabling the preliminary "make Simplified cards" windows and/or an in-App purchase for the removal of advertisements would be much appreciated.

The only room for improvement seems to be iOS 8-compatibility. Otherwise, it's peffect!

### 4/5 — Pretty good

*2014-01-16*

I have to say I use this a lot. IC 3rd edition is supplied (for small fee) but of course the font or script type is different. I can get over that as you'll need to learn it anyway but other things are disappointing. I'd actually like to be able to make custom flashcard stacks. The lessons will only allow one character per card so even though IC teaches some expressions using multi character groups, you can't add these to a lesson. In addition, many character definitions are completely different to what is in the book.

### 3/5 — A few errors

*2012-03-26*

A few annoying errors in both the pinyin flashcard and test modes. Needs a bit of QA.

### 5/5 — Original idea

*2012-02-17*

You should download just to see it all.

### 3/5 — Great programme -

*2012-02-10*

Apart from it crashing all the time! The flash cards are really good to use even at a beginner level and quite customisable. The only problem is that the app crashes a lot, especially when trying to change settings. Prevents me from paying for any upgrades as no point paying for something that doesn't work properly.

### 3/5 — Great overall

*2011-11-22*

This has the IC books already available with minimal errors in the characters they've chosen. The review feature to practice a subset of cards never lets you delete cards you've mastered which is a downside for targeted study but perhaps not used by everyone.

### 1/5 — Don't bother

*2011-09-15*

Don't bother. The app crashes all the time and hangs when you say yes to building simplified lessons when it prompts. Also only chapter 1 is included. In-app purchase of £2.49 prompts when you try to use ch 2. There must be better apps for that price.

### 4/5 — Cross-language tests a great idea, but...

*2011-09-02*

This is the only app I know of for language learners who are interested in comparing the readings of Chinese characters across East Asian languages. I love the idea of being able to test for a traditional character based on a hangul reading, a Vietnamese word based on pinyin, or any other language combination in whichever direction I like.

However, since the Chinese languages use many, many more characters that might not necessarily have been borrowed into the other languages, there's a lot of situations in the test mode where you're given a Chinese character with no equivalent in the language, so you're expected to choose the "blank" option (there is sometimes more than one "blank" to choose from, and it gets registered as a wrong answer if you choose the wrong blank. But even if it weren't for this bug, it seems like we should only be tested for the readings of characters that actually exist in our chosen language.) Even worse is in reading -> character test mode when we're presented with a "blank" as the question, and are supposed to choose the Chinese character that doesn't have a reading in the language (again, there might be more than one of them among the answers, but only one will register as correct). This happens often enough that it makes the app very frustrating to use for Japanese, Korean, or Vietnamese.

### 1/5 — Crashes often

*2011-05-15*

Software often crashes without reason

## Frequently asked questions about HanCard

### What Chinese learning materials does HanCard support?

HanCard offers flashcards for vocabulary from New Practical Chinese Reader, Practical Chinese Reader, Integrated Chinese (Ed. 1 & 2), and HSK Levels 1-4.

### Can I share my custom vocabulary lists with others using HanCard?

Yes, HanCard allows you to share lections you create between your devices or with classmates, facilitating collaborative learning.

### What languages and pronunciations can HanCard display?

HanCard supports various pronunciations including Chinese (Pinyin, Pinlu, Mandarin), Cantonese, Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese, configurable for your language needs.

### How extensive is the dictionary in HanCard?

The app includes a Chinese-English dictionary with nearly 100,000 entries, providing detailed information on characters, definitions, and variants.

### What kind of information is available for each character in HanCard?

For many characters, HanCard provides details such as character, definition, traditional and simplified variants, various pronunciations, radical stroke counts, and dictionary references.

### Does HanCard have ads?

No, HanCard does not contain advertisements, providing an ad-free learning experience.

### What devices is HanCard compatible with?

HanCard is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod, making it accessible on various Apple devices.

### How often is HanCard updated?

The latest version of HanCard was released on November 4, 2014, indicating its last update was in late 2014.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.0 — 2014-11-04

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Updated to iOS 8
All content now freely available.

### 2.0 — 2011-09-14

I've added Flashcards for "New Practical Chinese Reader", "Practical Chinese Reader", "Integrated Chinese (Ed. 1 & 2)" and "HSK Levels 1-4". Now you can use HanCard to memorize the vocabulary of these books. Except for HSK, the vocabulary of the first chapters are free, the rest can be bought using In App Purchase.
I have taken the data used for the flashcards from http://hskflashcards.com/. The data for Practical Chinese Reader Books 1 & 2 is licensed under the terms of the GPL. Drop me a line if you want to have the JSON file I created from this data.

### 1.1.2 — 2011-06-10

Creation of built in lessons with simplified characters.
Since many users asked for simplfied versions of the built in lesson, this version offers an option to create these lessons with simplified characters on startup.

### 1.1.1 — 2011-05-17

Minor bug fixes
iAd Integration (gotta make some money, sorry)

### 1.1 — 2011-02-25

Improved naming and pinyin rules (thanks to Matt T.!)

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