Picture characters · 人与身体

Learn Chinese in the people and body

Start with four pictures that make the Chinese characters easy to see and remember.

Tap a marker to learn the word.

An illustrated person, mouth, eye, and hand arranged as four distinct learning pictures.

Explore mode

Choose a picture to begin.

How to learn

See the word where it belongs.

Start in Explore mode to connect a Chinese name with a real object. Switch to Challenge when you are ready to find each word without the English cue.

Explore at your pace

Tap or click any highlighted object to reveal its characters, pinyin, meaning, and short definitions.

Find it from memory

Challenge mode gives you one Chinese term at a time. Mistakes stay gentle and the next word waits until you are ready.

Picture transcript

Four concrete characters.

Use the picture hotspots first, then review the character, pinyin, and meaning below.

人

rén

person

人类;一个人。

A person or human being.

口

kǒu

mouth

嘴;也可以表示一个人的数量。

The mouth; it can also be used as a measure for people.

目

mù

eye

眼睛;也可以表示目标或项目。

The eye; it can also mean a target or item in some words.

手

shǒu

hand

人的手。

A person's hand.

Keep practising

Match words with their meanings.

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