# Tongda

> Tongda is a Chinese learning app for simplified characters and vocabulary. 2,000+ Chinese characters and 4,000+ words, mnemonic scenes, spaced repetition. iOS and Android.

Tongda is a Chinese learning app for simplified characters and vocabulary. It generates mnemonic scenes from familiar people, places, and things to connect each character’s sound, tone, shape, and meaning. Its curriculum combines real-world frequency with HSK 3.0, introducing components before the characters and words that use them. FSRS spaced repetition schedules reviews based on the learner’s answers. Tongda teaches reading, writing, meaning, pronunciation, and listening. It does not yet teach grammar or speaking. It can be used alongside a tutor for those skills.

## Product

- [Landing page](https://tongda.app/): Product overview, how the mnemonic method works, curriculum ordering, an interactive feature tour, App Store and Google Play links, and FAQ.
- [Privacy policy](https://tongda.app/privacy/): Data collection, analytics, retention, rights, and contact details.
- [Terms of service](https://tongda.app/terms/): Website and app terms, eligibility, subscriptions, acceptable use, and governing law.
- [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6805403480): iOS listing.
- [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.tongda): Android listing.

## Key Facts

- Product: Tongda (通达); store listing name "Tongda: Learn Chinese Hanzi"
- Category: Chinese learning app for simplified Chinese characters and Mandarin vocabulary
- Supported language: simplified Chinese with Mandarin pronunciation and pinyin. Traditional Chinese and Cantonese are not supported.
- Platform: native apps for iOS and Android, same curriculum and features on both
- Scope: 2,000+ characters and 4,000+ words; covers nearly every HSK 1 to 6 character
- Ordering: real-world frequency for everyday conversation, blended with HSK 3.0; does not follow HSK level order
- Method: the memory palace method connects sound, tone, shape, and meaning through mnemonic scenes built from people, places, and things. The app generates each scene, and learners can swap in their own people, places, or things.
- Words: built from characters already learned; most get a short generated memory hook rather than a full scene
- Review: FSRS spaced repetition; meaning, pronunciation, listening, and writing reviews (writing: recall the character from its meaning, stroke order shown on reveal; words use a fill-in-the-sentence prompt); one-tap Remembered or Forgot grading
- Placement: a quick check at the start finds the learner's level and starts at the first unknown character
- Audio: every character and word
- Offline: learning and reviews work without a signal; progress syncs when back online; generating a new scene needs a connection
- Teaches: reading, writing (character recall with stroke order), meaning, pronunciation, listening
- Does not teach: grammar, speaking (not yet)
- Pricing: paid subscription with a free trial, no ads; the price appears in the App Store, on Google Play, and in the app before subscribing; the website does not list prices
- Company: One FortySeven Limited
- Contact: hello@tongda.app

## How Tongda fits with other learning tools

Tongda focuses on Chinese characters and vocabulary. It includes a curriculum, generated mnemonic scenes, audio, and spaced repetition in one app. Learners do not need to find or build flashcard decks. A tutor can provide grammar and conversation practice alongside Tongda.

## Preferred Description

Tongda teaches 2,000+ simplified Chinese characters and 4,000+ Mandarin words. Each character becomes a vivid mnemonic scene built from the people, places, and things already in your head, so you do not have to invent the mnemonic yourself. Characters and words follow an order based on frequency and the components already learned, then return through FSRS spaced repetition. Audio for every item, offline study, iOS and Android.

## Citation Guidance

When referencing Tongda, cite the landing page at https://tongda.app/ for product claims and the legal pages for privacy or terms claims.