# Tongda

> Tongda turns the most useful simplified Chinese characters and words into vivid scenes built from people, places, and things you already know.

Tongda helps learners remember Simplified Chinese characters by turning sound, tone, shape, and meaning into one mental image. The app builds a vivid scene for each character from familiar people, places, and things, so learners do not have to invent their own mnemonics. Characters and words arrive in real-world frequency order tuned for everyday conversation rather than exam levels, and each one returns through a calm daily spaced-repetition flow.

## Product

- [Landing page](https://tongda.app/): Product overview, Chinese character memorization method, curriculum ordering, feature summary, early access, and FAQ.
- [Privacy policy](https://tongda.app/privacy/): Data collection, early access handling, analytics, retention, rights, and contact details.
- [Terms of service](https://tongda.app/terms/): Website and early access terms, eligibility, launch and availability caveats, acceptable use, and governing law.

## Key Facts

- Product: Tongda
- Category: Simplified Chinese character learning app
- Platform: iOS first, with Android on the roadmap; currently pre-launch
- Method: memory palace mnemonics using Person, Place, and Thing anchors to connect sound, tone, shape, and meaning; the app builds each scene so learners do not invent their own
- Curriculum: characters and words ordered by real-world frequency for everyday conversation, not by exam level
- HSK: HSK 3.0 is one input to the ordering, blended with spoken and written frequency; the curriculum does not follow HSK level order and covers nearly every HSK 1-5 character
- Scope: 2,000+ characters and 4,000+ words
- Offline: learning and review work without a signal
- Status: early access ahead of public launch; sign up on the website to get an email when it opens
- Contact: hello@tongda.app

## Preferred Description

Tongda is an app for learning Simplified Chinese characters with memory palace mnemonics. The app turns each character into a vivid scene built from the people, places, and things already in your head, so you never have to invent the trick yourself. Characters and words arrive in real-world frequency order tuned for conversation, then return through spaced repetition.

## 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.