Chinese Key Image Strategy vs ChineseTree Bilingual Usage & Stats
"[About the APP]
○ Build up Chinese characters and vocabulary fun and stress-free.
○ Keep track of your learning with charts and statistics.
○ Suitable for beginners.
○ Support offline mode.
○ Unlock paid lessons by learning.
[What this APP contains]
○ 308 Chinese characters and 317 phrases
○ Complete with strokes, pronunciation, detailed explanation and examples.
○ Supports both traditional and simplified Chinese.
[Why this APP is effective]
○ Designed by leading experts in Chinese Second Language teaching
○ Approved by numerous linguistic experts and professional Chinese teachers.
○ Research supported innovative key-image method.
○ Systematically guide students’ learning from pictures to characters, characters to phrases, phrases to sentences.
[Overall descriptions about the APP]
Learning Chinese characters could be intimidating for most learners. To make character learning easier, this app offers an innovative, creative, and effective method incorporating the key-image method with simple games and quizzes.
The key-image method makes Chinese character learning more accessible by the use of techniques based on the theories of learning and memory. This program combines learning theories with innovative teaching methods, allowing learners to look at a key-image and simultaneously connect the form and meaning of the Chinese character. For example, the ""足 (meaning: foot)"" key-image itself looks like the form of the character while at the same time shows the meaning of foot.
[Key-image method]
Key-images adopt the “pictographic method” in which the picture is similar to the form and related to the meaning of its target character. Using the “Chinese character Key-image picture”, when learners see a character they could associate it to both the picture and its meaning. The effect of “Chinese character Key-image pictures” has been supported by empirical studies. Study proves that, compared to traditional teaching style, this method not only greatly increases the retention of learned Chinese characters but also students’ motivation in Chinese learning.
Key-images are designed for learners with the Chinese proficiency level of Beginners and CEFR A1 level. After providing basic information on writing characters, “Chinese character Key-image pictures” method is introduced to guide students’ learning from pictures to characters, characters to phrases, phrases to sentences, allowing students to acquire and strengthen Chinese writing and reading abilities. The vocabulary in this application is largely based on “Beginner” and “Basic” levels of the “The 8,000 Vocabulary List” published by the Steering Committee for the Test of Proficiency-Huayu (SC-TOP).
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ChineseTree Bilingual Education App is your best choice when it comes to learning Chinese and English equipped with fun stories and educational picture guidance!!!
In old times, CangJie built picture-like symbols that represent various items of our universe; these are the foundation of the Chinese characters we know today. With the help of big data, we transformed Chinese characters into the most basic elements and characters, and transform them into “WordMon”, and created a world of WordMon. As users enter this new world, they can easily and quickly learn both English and Chinese with the guidance of WordMon.
With our system, user can:
1. Learn Chinese words, verbs and sentences in a systematic matter: Chinese words are made of over a hundred basic parts, learning these basics can help you learn Chinese faster by knowing how to compose each word.
2. Learn the Structure, meaning and pronunciation intuitively: Word monsters use simple animations to express the meaning of each word, making it fun and easy to remember and learn.
3. Learn your second language: One problem Chinese children face is not able to learn the corresponding English for the Chinese words or verbs they learn, but our system combines them both perfectly.
4. A complete guide to the foundation system of Chinese character: Our system maps all Chinese characters by a tree to its root, which is the foundation word. This not only helps understand each Chinese character, it also helps user easily understand the whole character system.
5. Writing strokes guidance: This helps user learn how to correctly write each Chinese character
6. Pick up the ability to tell a story from pictures: Each Chinese character is its own portrait, and when combined, it becomes a fascinating story.
7. Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese switch: User can freely choose to learn Chinese between the simplified or traditional system.
8. Test game: Tests and quiz in the form of games to help test user’s own learning outcome and increase confidence in learning.
9. Battle: Parents and children can use battle mode to test the learning outcome and increase parent-child bonding
10. Timer: everything has its limit, even learning. A timer is placed to remind users to take a rest every once in a while.
11. History: A list of all learning event history to help keep track of what words user have already learned and what awaits
12. Suitable for all ages who just started learning Chinese
*You may try chapters “Rain”, “Mountain” and “Xi” for free. Other contents require purchase.
*For questions or assistance relating to the app, you’re welcome to email us at picneseschool@gmail.com.
Website：https://www.picnese.com/
Facebook：https://www.facebook.com/wordmon/
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Chinese Key Image Strategy VS. 
ChineseTree BilingualMarch 20, 2025