# Study Logs **URL:** https://community.hanzihero.com/c/study-logs/17.md [Latest](https://community.hanzihero.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.hanzihero.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.hanzihero.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Study Logs category](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/about-the-study-logs-category/62)
**Author:** [@kevin](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/kevin)\ **Replies:** 0
Want to talk about your daily study routine? Write it out here, and let others know what you’ve been up to! --- ## [Alexei's Study Log](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/alexeis-study-log/7787)
**Author:** [@agrin](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/agrin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 3:04am UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/alexeis-study-log/7787 "2026-09-17T03:04:14Z")
大家好！ I just completed the Simplified Chinese Course (as of 9/7/2026) and wanted to share what my journey looked like and connect with other HanziHero users. Background I am an English native speaker who started learn… --- ## [Aleksa (翱磊)'s Study Log](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/aleksa-s-study-log/3394)
**Author:** [@akitak9821](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/akitak9821)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 7:12am UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/aleksa-s-study-log/3394 "2026-09-14T07:12:43Z")
I started learning Mandarin in Fall of 2018, and I took 3 years of Mandarin at UCI. I loved my teachers, and I was definitely (somewhat basically) conversationally fluent. I kind of stopped practicing from late 2021 and … --- ## [Gnargnar's Study Log](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/gnargnars-study-log/7781)
**Author:** [@gnargnar](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/gnargnar)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/gnargnars-study-log/7781 "2026-09-13T16:45:10Z")
Tomorrow (6/Sep/2026) marks one month on HH for me, and I’d like to take the early milestone as an opportunity to start a study log! I’ve already gotten many ideas and guidance from this forum and so I hope to give a lit… --- ## [Sammy's Study Log](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/sammys-study-log/7770)
**Author:** [@SammyJammy](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/SammyJammy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 6:18am UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/sammys-study-log/7770 "2026-09-01T06:18:53Z")
These study logs seem pretty fun and a good way to track progress. I will detail my learning progress, my goals, my challenges, and anything else that may come up :slight\_smile: I have been wanting to travel to China fo… --- ## [Norm's Study log! 🫣 - 天天很多练习！](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/norms-study-log/7719)
**Author:** [@normau](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/normau)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 8:55am UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/norms-study-log/7719 "2026-06-13T08:55:32Z")
I’ve been at it for a while and have rarely missed a day of reviews. There were periods where i rushed through adding characters and maybe even abused the “UNDO” button during reviews, BUT I’ve finally got a good system… --- ## [Alufi's Study Log](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/alufis-study-log/7385)
**Author:** [@Alufi](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/Alufi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 11:17am UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/alufis-study-log/7385 "2026-05-26T11:17:00Z")
Finally, after 77 days I finished all the free plan on HanziHero! Yey!!! :laughing: --- ## [Started getting my first words "Mastered"](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/started-getting-my-first-words-mastered/7704)
**Author:** [@joemaher22](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/joemaher22)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/started-getting-my-first-words-mastered/7704 "2026-05-08T16:12:57Z")
Jan. 15 2025 to now… thanks Hanzi hero! To be fair, I already knew those words and could have skipped them, but I’m trying to go naturally through the SRS system since I’m no longer in an immersive environment and reall… --- ## [Michael's Study Log](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/michaels-study-log/3124)
**Author:** [@mikefernandez](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/mikefernandez)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 12:03am UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/michaels-study-log/3124 "2026-03-11T00:03:56Z")
Been trucking along nice and gradually here since January. Had a few weeks of break and some days where I skipped doing reviews and lessons but I’ve been consistently putting in about an hour to an hour and a half a day … --- ## [Sime's Study Log](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/simes-study-log/7660)
**Author:** [@sime](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/sime)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/simes-study-log/7660 "2026-03-10T13:20:13Z")
Hey there :grinning\_face: ! I’ll report one time by week/month my progress in Hanzihero, we’ll see until where I can go. I would like to make a test on 6 months to 1 year to see how much words I can learn, I already ha… --- ## [Tj's Hanzi Hero Study Log](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/tjs-hanzi-hero-study-log/7005)
**Author:** [@hendratj](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/hendratj)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/tjs-hanzi-hero-study-log/7005 "2026-02-12T19:05:35Z")
HH is the app I have been looking for! I used to use Wanikani (similar HH but for Japanese) but after level 16 I stopped because I didn’t see I would be in Japan in near future. With HH, I am a lot more motivated because… --- ## [Ro’s attempt to learn Mandarin](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/ro-s-attempt-to-learn-mandarin/7662)
**Author:** [@rolearnschinese](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/rolearnschinese)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 8:39am UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/ro-s-attempt-to-learn-mandarin/7662 "2026-02-05T08:39:28Z")
February 5, 2026 Here goes my attempt to learn the language. One of my 2026 new year resolutions, nearing a month here now since starting HH, I guess - I hope - I pray - it’s safe to say it’s not one of those new year … --- ## [Dave's (Chiahead's) Study Log](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/daves-chiaheads-study-log/7639)
**Author:** [@CHIAHEAD](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/CHIAHEAD)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 5:23am UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/daves-chiaheads-study-log/7639 "2026-01-27T05:23:03Z")
Some others have shown their progress once they go through the initial learning stage of everything. I thought doing the same might be helpful along with a few things I saw. You can see that I started in early 2024 a… --- ## [Choosing a Chinese Name](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/choosing-a-chinese-name/7643)
**Author:** [@normau](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/normau)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/choosing-a-chinese-name/7643 "2025-12-21T22:10:58Z")
When i started learning mandarin in college, my proffesor gave me a chinese name to match the sound of my english name, but wheni told some chinese students on campus, they chuckled and said it was a silly name. my name… --- ## [最近的学习 （我可以用中文发帖吗？）](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/topic/7600)
**Author:** [@kaysik](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/kaysik)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 1:02am UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/topic/7600 "2025-12-09T01:02:05Z")
二零一二年我第一次开始学习汉语。那个时候我学的很差。我没有每天学习，我没有学汉字，而且我没有听很多。但是我学习拼音和声调，我的发音不错。 但是我放弃很快因为我有了小孩子（两个儿子）。他们出生的时候我没有时间，而且太累了！我不想工作后学习。 七年后我又开学习。这次我每天学了，我听很多中文，学了很多汉字，每周上课。我觉得我的水平HSK三四左右。我比较老，没有太多时间，所以我的进步不太快，但是我觉得很有意思。 最近我学习很多因为下个星期… --- ## [Zach's Study Log](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/zachs-study-log/7596)
**Author:** [@Zach](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/Zach)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 3:11am UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/zachs-study-log/7596 "2025-09-24T03:11:24Z")
Ok, I have never made one of these but I’m gonna try it out. I just came back from a long hiatus where I did not use vacation mode, so I am slowly working through my 123903240928 reviews. Here is the current state of my … --- ## [Just 100%'d the HSK1 list - w00t](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/just-100-d-the-hsk1-list-w00t/3044)
**Author:** [@kaysik](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/kaysik)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2025, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/just-100-d-the-hsk1-list-w00t/3044 "2025-09-15T22:59:47Z")
Bham! It Took me 4 months which works out to be like 2.8 characters a day. I didn’t start from 100% scratch though, as I’ve previously learnt 150 chars of the old HSK 1 a few years ago. But it’s been literally years… --- ## [Callum's Study Log](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/callums-study-log/7175)
**Author:** [@BeingAndChaos](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/BeingAndChaos)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/callums-study-log/7175 "2025-08-21T22:49:52Z")
First Log Entry I have decided that I should be writing about my study progress. Hopefully it should help me enjoy it more and keep on track. I’ve been trying to learn Chinese for a few years but progress has been slow.… --- ## [Visual Memory Trick](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/visual-memory-trick/6953)
**Author:** [@Ayman](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/Ayman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 5:05am UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/visual-memory-trick/6953 "2025-08-06T05:05:52Z")
I usually find it much easier to recall images rather than text. Possibly i have a visual memory. So i used an AI that i trained to give the HH character paragraph, output a very specific and detailed prompt. This prompt… --- ## [Ujjwal's Study Log](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/ujjwals-study-log/6298)
**Author:** [@ujjwalnambiar](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/ujjwalnambiar)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2025, 6:34am UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/ujjwals-study-log/6298 "2025-08-03T06:34:02Z")
Hello everyone! I’ve been lurking and reading everyone’s study logs for inspiration and thought I would add in my own now that I’ve made some progress with my Chinese learning. I started learning Mandarin near the end o… --- ## [Elli's Study Log 🍵](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/ellis-study-log/934)
**Author:** [@ElliLawliet](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/ElliLawliet)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 7:38am UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/ellis-study-log/934 "2025-07-16T07:38:59Z")
Okay I’ve decided to try making one of these to get some much needed feeling of accountability : P I started HanziHero I think in October last year while i was on an exchange semester in Taiwan. But when I got back in F… --- ## [Sascwatch Study Log](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/sascwatch-study-log/6632)
**Author:** [@Sascwatch](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/Sascwatch)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2025, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/sascwatch-study-log/6632 "2025-07-12T23:31:17Z")
July 8th- I wanted to contribute a post here to give myself and possibly others motivation in their journey. I am starting on a whim from basically knowing nothing on June 29th, so I am very curious and excited to see ho… --- ## [Qodi's study log](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/qodis-study-log/3216)
**Author:** [@qodi](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/qodi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2025, 3:18am UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/qodis-study-log/3216 "2025-07-09T03:18:16Z")
Hello, simply put i’ll be updating daily to keep myself accountable. I have been studying Japanese for a while but I’ve been getting really busy with school, so I thought about the best thing to do. So I though I’d finis… --- ## [Kevin's Study Log](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/kevins-study-log/63)
**Author:** [@kevin](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/kevin)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/kevins-study-log/63 "2025-03-24T14:18:37Z")
Mon Aug 7th Another day, another 200+ reviews! Every traditional character I’ve ever added I have already gone through the lessons for, adding up to 3.7k total characters so far. However, I have finished nearly 1k of the… --- ## [Cordylus' study log](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/cordylus-study-log/4718)
**Author:** [@Cordylus](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/Cordylus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2025, 2:07am UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/cordylus-study-log/4718 "2025-02-19T02:07:47Z")
As I reached HSK1 it is time to post my study log. I am Polish, English is my second language so sorry in advance for mistakes. I have started my interest about Chinese language, because of the purchase I made from a C… --- ## [Stephen's Log & Thank you HH!](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/stephens-log-thank-you-hh/4644)
**Author:** [@DreadZombie](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/DreadZombie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2025, 6:44am UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/stephens-log-thank-you-hh/4644 "2025-02-15T06:44:01Z")
So happy to have found this community. Having been at it for less than a month, I know everyone probably starts out excited with the intention to reach the “end”, so this post is nothing new. However, I just wanted to … --- ## [Pouiz study log](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/pouiz-study-log/3851)
**Author:** [@Pouiz](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/Pouiz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2025, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/pouiz-study-log/3851 "2025-02-11T21:24:44Z")
Same same, just a little journal to share my progess and reflexions, it might be long and full of useless infos but i’ll be happy to have thoses details in a few years from now. I visited China for the first time last J… --- ## [Char's Study Log & Hanzi Hero Journey](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/chars-study-log-hanzi-hero-journey/2932)
**Author:** [@char](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/char)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 2:49am UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/chars-study-log-hanzi-hero-journey/2932 "2025-02-04T02:49:59Z")
My current status: characters: 1,949 character/day: 13 words: 479 words/day: 2 Too Long; Didn’t Read: Hanzi Hero is really great and fun. It is super easy to get started with and continue. There are issues sometimes… --- ## [Nedaps Study Log](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/nedaps-study-log/3980)
**Author:** [@Nedap](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/Nedap)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/nedaps-study-log/3980 "2024-12-24T19:21:16Z")
Recently started HanziHero, about 4 days ago. I’ve always wanted to learn Mandarin but didn’t know where to start, I’ve heard of the marilyn method someone used to help learn Hanzi but trying to plan all that out was tu… --- ## [CrisHanzi study log](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/crishanzi-study-log/2792)
**Author:** [@CrisHanzi](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/CrisHanzi)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 2:05am UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/crishanzi-study-log/2792 "2024-12-17T02:05:44Z")
21.08.24 Where I am at: Sound 56, component: 93, character 89, word: 90 Settings: Average 60 reviews per day. Lessons batch set at 5 Lesson limit 20 items per day Word limit 13 Review limit none Unlock characte… [Next page](https://community.hanzihero.com/c/study-logs/17.md?page=1)