Others say...

"MUST have tool"
+ Fairly sturdy and large text
+ Includes traditional and simplified on the "front"
+ Radicial is stated on back for easier lookup in dictionary
+ Numbered to help gauge progress

- Only simplified version for phrases, sample sentence, stroke order
- Definitions are a little short to fully understand some words
- Should/must have a basic understanding of the 4 or 5 sounds used in Chinese (otherwise the characters will be very hard to remember)
- Cannot be the ONLY tool used to learn Chinese; need some way to "hear" the words with the correct pronunciation

= One of the best tools to start learning Chinese. Great time saver (don't need to make my own flash cards). I wish there was a traditional and simplified version, or that all phrases and samples also had traditional side, but I'm learning a lot of simplified characters that I had not intended to.
= Recommend shuffling them to eliminate use of context clues or ordering when testing yourself.
= MUST HAVE for character recognition; only by repetition and review will reading Chinese become natural and effortless.


"just wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
If you are starting to learn Chinese, this is what you need. Chinese characters are difficult to learn but these flashcards make it a lot easier. You can take some cards with you to review wherever you go and in no time you will realise you know a lot of characters. Each card is full of information: the character (simplified and traditional) ,how to write it, pronounciation in pinyin, meaning, radical, examples, etc. Do not hesitate to buy it: you will not regret your choice.

"Great Flash Cards"
Tuttle's "Chinese in a Flash" cards are superb. As shown in the sample photographs, the cards include both traditional and simplified characters, stroke order, and sample phrases which demonstrate usage. The photos speak for themselves.

It would have been nice if a small card-sized box were included for portability. Thankfully, the flash cards are not too much smaller than gaming cards (e.g. Magic cards), so something like the Ultra-Pro "Deck Box" is a decent fit (for roughly a third of the cards in the set).

"Flipping Cards"
Like the first three sets, an excellent way to learn how to recognize more and more characters. Each card is packed with examples, usages, and the proper order to write them. You'll need other resources to properly learn Chinese, but these cards offer a nice piece of the puzzle.

"One of the best Chinese learning resources I have found."
These cards are almost everything I could ask for in a set of character flashcards. I have been taking Chinese in college for 2 years now and that one of the hardest aspects of learning the language is being able to recall how to write all of the characters that I have learned. I tried to create my own flashcards but eventually found the process too time consuming and gave it up.

These flashcards are compact and provide a clear context for each character through the use of example sentences and vocabulary. Without a clear context, it is almost impossible for me to commit a character to memory. These cards are the next best thing to encountering the character in a real world situation.

The only problem I have with these cards is they seem to be designed for people who are only concerned with being able to recognize characters and not write them. I say this because one side has a giant character printed on it while the other side has the pinyin up in the corner along with a smaller version of the character that is on the front. This means that I have to to hold the pile in such a way that my thumb is over the character above the pinyin. Then I have to keep it covered while I attempt to write the character.

But this is only a small inconvenience and I would still recommend these cards to anyone looking to build their vocabulary and strengthen their reading and writing skills.