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A part of the lost-theory.org Chinese pages.

Chinese-related web pages with a focus on Chinese language learning for English speakers.

Animated Chinese Characters Learn how to write Chinese by watching animations that draw Chinese characters stroke by stroke (in simplified form as used in mainland China). Subsections include Surnames (with audio pronunciation), Numbers, the Chinese Zodiac, and more! You can also see the animated stroke orders by searching for characters by copying and pasting Simplified Chinese text.	Study Mandarin Chinese with Voice of America   New! Study intermediate-level Mandarin Chinese by listening to Voice of America newscasts (with Chinese character transcripts). Not affiliated with VOA.
Chinese Character Pronunciations   New! Input (copy-and-paste) any Chinese text and obtain the transliteration in Mandarin (pinyin) and hear audio clips of the pronunciation. Use this application to lookup pronunciations of unfamiliar words.	Pride and Prejudice in Chinese   New! Jane Austen's classic 1813 novel is presented with English text and Chinese translation side by side for easy comparison and language study.
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) (Not currently available) Answers to some common questions about Chinese-related topics.	Chinese text PNGs   New! Copy and paste or type some Chinese text and have it converted into an image (PNG). You can pick the font / font size, text color, and background color. Examples: (Pride & Prejudice, Molihua, big character for Xi (happiness))

Other helpful sites:

Adsotrans Copy and paste some text into Adsotrans and have it marked up with smart annotations (pinyin and English translations). Very useful site! See it in action at NewsInChinese. You can also contribute back to the project and increase the quality of the site by submitting your own translations and annotations.	Chinese-Course.com Build your Chinese written and spoken vocabulary with character and sentence flashcards. This site uses the character data from the Ocrat Mirror project.
Zhongwen.com Learn Chinese characters by studying how they are interrelated and how they have evolved.	Pocket Chinese Pocket Chinese is a free program for learning Chinese on your mobile phone. The software lets you complete quizzes, hear pronunciations, and learn characters (including stroke order animations from this site).
On-line Chinese Tools Looking for other Chinese-related web applications? Here is a collection of interesting pages with a focus on Java.