Choose a Character to Practice
你
Level: 1
XP: 0/100
HP: 20
Manage Game
📖 Character Packs
Pre-loaded word sets from your workbook. Loading a pack replaces your current character set with that lesson's characters and phrases.
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📚 Game Data
Current Data Source: Built-in
Characters: 0 | Phrases: 0
Drop JSON files here or
Supports character data, phrase data, or combined JSON files🀄 Character Management
Create Phrases
Items Bag
Use items to boost your characters' XP and help them level up faster!
Battle Arena
Your Character
VS
Wild Character
Battle Log
🏆 Grand Trials
Face the guardians of each trial! Every battle is 6v6 against elite versions of characters at a fixed level. Clear all 5 trials of a set to earn the badge and unlock the next set.
📖 How to Play Hanzi Creatures
🎯 Game Overview
Hanzi Creatures is a Chinese character learning game that combines writing practice with RPG-style progression. Train your characters by practicing writing, unlock new phrases, collect items, and battle wild characters!
✏️ Character Practice
- Select a character from the main screen to start practicing
- Draw strokes in the correct order on the practice area
- Use hints to see just the next stroke you need to draw
- Earn XP based on accuracy and speed
- Level up characters to increase their combat stats
🌱 Character Growth
Level: Increases with XP, improves all stats
HP (Health Points): Character's battle endurance
ATK (Attack): Damage dealt in battles
DEF (Defense): Damage reduction in battles
Accuracy: Your writing skill (affects XP gained)
📜 Phrases & Evolution
- Level up characters to unlock phrase combinations
- Visit "Create Phrases" to practice multi-character sequences
- Complete phrases to turn them into powerful phrase characters
- Phrase characters have enhanced stats and can be used in battle
⚔️ Battle System
- Unlock battles by training 10 different characters
- Choose up to 6 characters for your battle team
- Attack enemies and switch between team members
- Defeat opponents to capture new characters and find items
- Battle completion locks battles until you practice 10 more times
🏆 Grand Trials
- Face the guardians — each trial is a 6v6 battle against elite versions of characters at a fixed level
- Cleared in order: 5 trials per set, and clearing all 5 earns the set's badge and unlocks the next set
- Winnable by design: Trial 1 is easy; the later trials need your strongest characters fully trained (level 7–10)
- Rewards: big XP and guaranteed item prizes — cleared trials can be rematched for slightly less XP
- Beaten? No shame! Trials never capture characters and never lock you out — just train a little more and return
🎒 Items & Inventory
- Find items by defeating enemies in battles
- Use XP boost items to help characters level up faster
- Select a character when using items to apply the effect
- Items stack - collect multiples of the same type
🀄 Character Management
- Add new characters by typing them in the Manage Data screen
- Provide pinyin pronunciation for custom characters
- Upload custom data with JSON files for advanced users
- Remove characters you no longer want to practice
💾 Save & Progress
- Auto-save: Game saves automatically to your browser
- Export: Download a backup file to keep your progress
- Load: Upload a backup file to restore your game
- Reset: Start over completely (cannot be undone!)
💡 Tips for Success
🎯 Focus on Accuracy: Higher accuracy gives more XP
📚 Practice Regularly: Consistent practice unlocks battles
⚔️ Battle Strategically: Level up characters before tough battles
🔮 Create Phrases: Phrase characters are very powerful
🎒 Use Items Wisely: Save XP boosts for difficult characters
💾 Export Often: Keep backups of your progress
❓ Troubleshooting
- Characters not loading? Check your internet connection for the font library
- Strokes not working? Make sure to follow the correct stroke order
- Progress lost? Import your last exported backup file
- Battle locked? Train more different characters to unlock. Repeating one character doesn't count toward progress!