MingA reading-first Chinese course

Build characters.Read real Chinese.

Follow one calm, sequential path from visual character pieces to useful words, short dialogue, and reading you can remember.

Explore the path

50 sequential levelsLevels 1–5 freeMade for iPhone

The Ming cat holding the Chinese character 明 against a soft plum ink circle — 明Build meaning piece by piece

The Ming learning path

One level. Four clear moves.
Then keep going.

Build

See the pieces

Study a small group of component Blocks in one focused session and add them to Review.

Use

Read them in context

Meet Characters and 15 Core Words through three short lessons with audio, examples, and dialogue.

Review

Remember what matters

Reveal each reading and meaning, then choose Good or Bad. Ming schedules the next useful review.

Advance

Open the next level

Bring the level’s Core Words to Practicing, finish a quick check, and continue along the path.

Inside Ming 2.1

The whole learning loop,
designed to feel clear.

Move from your Level path to character building, practical lessons, focused Review, a growing card library, and progress you can actually understand.

Ming learning path showing Build, Use, and Combine stages across 50 Chinese levels — 01Make Chinese stick

Ming screens showing a path from the first 100 Chinese characters to more than 1,000 words and phrases — 02Build real range

Ming lesson showing a Chinese character Memory Hook and a word breakdown — 03Remember with stories

Ming Level screen showing Build, Use, and optional Combine learning stages — 04Follow one clear path

Ming Build screen teaching visual component Blocks and Memory Hooks for Chinese characters — 05See how characters form

Ming lesson showing Chinese examples, pinyin, English meanings, audio, and dialogue — 06Read everyday Chinese

Ming spaced-repetition Review screen with a Chinese character, Memory Story, and Good or Bad controls — 07Review with less effort

08See how far you’ve come

Progress that makes sense

Learn in order. Keep what you earn.

Every Level starts with Build, continues through three Use lessons, and ends in Review. Optional Reading Words add breadth; they never become a hidden hurdle.

Once a Level opens, it stays open. If a membership ends, saved cards, completed learning, and the paid Level already reached remain available.

Level 06Everyday directionsPaid path

BuildStudy the component Blocks

✓

UseThree short context lessons

2 / 3

Review15 Core Words to Practicing

11 / 15

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Reading WordsOptional vocabulary for extra range

A complete reading foundation

Small lessons.
Serious range.

Across 150 compact lessons, 750 Core Words build the required path while 373 optional Reading Words add extra range. Together, they cover more than 1,000 practical words and phrases.

50Ming Levels

100component Blocks

280Character cards

1,000+words & phrases

Designed for steady progress

Everything useful.
Nothing noisy.

Ming is built for recognition and real reading—not streak anxiety, typing tests, generic chat, or official proficiency labels.

01One sequential path instead of disconnected catalogues
02150 compact lessons across family, food, travel, work, technology, and daily life
03Optional Reading Words that expand vocabulary without slowing level progress
04Spaced Review for components, Characters, Words, Phrases, and Personal Cards
05Five accessible colour themes with coordinated light and dark appearances
06Private iCloud sync with no separate Ming account or login

Ming Access

Start free. Continue your way.

Prices are shown in your local currency in the App Store before confirmation. Paying opens later content; it never skips the learning path.

A real beginning

Free

Levels 1–5, their learning cards, Review, sync, themes, accessibility, Personal Cards, and progress tools.

Free forever

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Membership

Open Levels 6–50 as you reach them through the learning path. Choose Monthly or Annual billing in the app.

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Make one non-renewing App Store purchase for permanent access to the full 50-level path.

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Monthly and Annual memberships renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Lifetime is a one-time purchase.

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