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Master the 99 characters in Level 1 oftheYouth Chinese Test (YCT) with the Xiezi Chinese CharacterTrainerapp from Clavis Sinica. The app uses attractive strokeanimationsto show you how each simplified character is formed, onestroke ata time. It then invites you to practice writing thecharacteryourself on the touchscreen, and gives you immediatefeedback onevery stroke you draw.

Three different learning modes--Train, Drill, and Test--takeyoufrom your first encounter with each new characterthroughsystematic writing practice to a thorough mastery ofthecharacter's structure and stroke order.

Additional features include audio voice prompts foreachcharacter, a Missed Character List to help you reviewdifficultcharacters, and an alphabetized character index.

This version of the app includes the complete set of99characters required for level 1 of the YCT Chinese languagetest,the leading standardized assessment exam for childrenstudyingChinese. The characters are divided into 5 lessons of19-20characters each. For more information about the YCT, see theHanbanwebsite at: http://english.hanban.org/node_8001.htm

A version of the Xiezi Chinese Character Trainer app is usedinfirst-year Chinese language courses at the University ofMichigan,where the author is a faculty member.

[Note: This app works best with Android versions 4.1andabove.]