See the character
A card shows one Chinese character. Tap it to reveal the pinyin, the meaning, and an example sentence.
No account. No card. Just swipe.
Learn 1,000 characters by swiping.
Every character ranked by how often it actually turns up in written Chinese. Right if you know it, left if you don't. That's the whole app.
The first card loads before you decide anything.
T1 · #7
人
person; people
How it works
Three steps.
Three steps.
No setup.
Swipe your answer
Right if you knew it, left if you didn't. Arrow keys work too. No grading, no multiple choice, no streak-breaking quiz.
Watch it add up
Every swipe is tracked per deck. Build a streak, hit milestones, and see exactly how much of each deck you've cleared.
The method
Some characters work harder.
All 1,000 characters are sorted into six frequency tiers, then the deck is stacked in your favour. A tier-one character comes back six times as often as a tier-six one, so you drill the workhorses until they stick and the rare ones stay rare.
T1核心
的
Rank 1–100
6×
T2高频
日
Rank 101–200
5×
T3常用
解
Rank 201–300
4×
T4中频
完
Rank 301–500
3×
T5扩展
革
Rank 501–700
2×
T6进阶
香
Rank 701–1,000
1×
Decks
Five decks,
Five decks,
one swipe.
Each deck tracks its own progress, so switching focus never costs you what you've already learned.
Characters
1,000 hanzi Frequency-ordered. First 150 free.Radicals
179 building blocks All of them, free forever.Words
736 compounds Two-character words built from the core set.Verbs
103 action words Each with an example sentence.Phrases
416 expressions The connectors real conversations run on.
Why it works
Built to be opened daily.
One-thumb learning
Swipe right if you know it, left if you don't. Drag, tap to flip, or drive the whole thing from the keyboard.
Frequency first
Characters are ordered by how common they actually are, so the first ones you learn are the ones you'll see everywhere.
Streaks that land
Consecutive correct answers build a streak, with a proper celebration at 10, 50 and 100.
Your own cards
Add characters you keep forgetting. They blend into the Characters deck and come back three times as often.
Pricing
Free to start.
Free to start.
Cheap to finish.
No account needed to try it.
- The 150 most frequent characters
- All 179 radicals
- A sample of words, verbs and phrases
- Up to 10 of your own cards
Or $59.98 a year — about $5 a month.
- All 1,000 characters
- Every word, verb and phrase deck in full
- Unlimited custom cards
- Progress synced to your account
- Cancel any time
Learners
What people say.
"I tried so many apps but kept giving up. Ripety's swipe system is so satisfying — I actually look forward to my daily practice now. 300 characters learned in just 2 months!"
"The frequency-based approach is genius. I'm already reading simple signs and menus after just a few weeks. The radicals deck helped me understand how characters work!"
"Perfect for my commute! I do 50 cards each morning on the train. The streak system keeps me motivated and the UI is beautiful."
FAQ
Questions.
Yes. You can learn the 150 most frequent characters and all 179 radicals completely free, and you don't need an account to start — the first card loads straight away. Upgrade to Pro only if you want the full decks.
Ripety does one thing: character recognition, through a swipe-based deck. No lesson trees, no grammar drills, no cartoon owl. Just flashcards ordered by real-world frequency, so the time you put in goes to the characters you'll actually meet.
Not at all. Ripety is built for complete beginners. Every card shows the character, its pinyin, its meaning, and an example of it in use. Start at zero and work up.
Yes. Ripety runs in any modern browser and is designed mobile-first, so it works on a phone, tablet or desktop with no install. Create a free account and your progress and custom cards follow you between devices. Native iOS and Android apps are in the works.
Fifteen to twenty minutes a day, somewhere between 30 and 50 cards. Consistency beats intensity. Because the deck is weighted by frequency, the characters that matter most keep coming back on their own.
Your first character is one swipe away.
No account, no card details, nothing to install. Open it and start.