Product direction

Where Lang Study is going

A practical view of what is live, what is being tightened now, and where Lang Study can expand after the Chinese character loop is strong.

Live product first

HSK1 character practice and printable worksheets are the current live foundation.

Practice loop next

The near-term work connects missed strokes, review prompts, worksheets, and paid plan boundaries.

Expandable beyond Chinese

The structure is being designed so future beginner language packs can reuse the same practice and worksheet loop.

Available now

2

Useful learning workflows that are already part of the public product.

HSK1 starter learning loopLive

A public HSK1 starter path with stroke animation, guided tracing, local progress, and review states.

Printable worksheet generatorLive

Clean printable handwriting sheets with paper-size controls, worksheet branding, and post-print review links.

Improving now

2

The current product focus: make repeat practice and paid packaging clearer.

Mistake-focused review flowImproving

Use missed strokes to drive review queues, focused worksheets, and better next-step guidance.

Early-access HSK1 Pro packagingImproving

Clarify free versus Pro value around the free 50-character launch pack, unlimited worksheets, saved routines, and custom lists.

Next bets

3

Larger work we are exploring after the core learning loop feels reliable.

Signed-in progress and saved listsExploring

Let learners and teachers save progress across devices, keep custom lists, and return to review history.

More beginner language packsExploring

Add the next beginner packs after HSK1 so Lang Study can expand beyond one launch course.

Teacher and parent workflowsExploring

Support classroom assignment notes, reusable worksheet sets, and parent-friendly sharing.

Try what is live

Turn roadmap interest into a 6-character trial

Use the roadmap as a working product proof: run these 6 characters through online tracing, printable practice, daily routine, family handoff, review, progress, and a study plan before asking what should come next.

Trial characters

Trial time

10 min

Free scope

50 starter characters

Return entry

routine, review, and progress

Copyable proof loop

Lang Study roadmap proof loop

Characters: 人 口 日 月 山 水
Order: trace online first, print the same set, then continue through daily routine, family handoff, review, and progress.
Online practice: https://getlangstudy.com/learn?character=%E4%BA%BA&characters=%E4%BA%BA&characters=%E5%8F%A3&characters=%E6%97%A5&characters=%E6%9C%88&characters=%E5%B1%B1&characters=%E6%B0%B4
Printable worksheet: https://getlangstudy.com/worksheets?audience=teacher&characters=%E4%BA%BA&characters=%E5%8F%A3&characters=%E6%97%A5&characters=%E6%9C%88&characters=%E5%B1%B1&characters=%E6%B0%B4&details=true&feedback=true&note=Roadmap+proof%3A+trace+%E4%BA%BA%2C+%E5%8F%A3%2C+%E6%97%A5%2C+%E6%9C%88%2C+%E5%B1%B1%2C+and+%E6%B0%B4+online+first%2C+then+print+the+same+set+for+slow+handwriting.&return=next-lesson&trace=guided
Assignment handoff: https://getlangstudy.com/assignments?audience=teacher&characters=%E4%BA%BA&characters=%E5%8F%A3&characters=%E6%97%A5&characters=%E6%9C%88&characters=%E5%B1%B1&characters=%E6%B0%B4&note=Roadmap+proof%3A+trace+%E4%BA%BA%2C+%E5%8F%A3%2C+%E6%97%A5%2C+%E6%9C%88%2C+%E5%B1%B1%2C+and+%E6%B0%B4+online+first%2C+then+print+the+same+set+for+slow+handwriting.&return=next-lesson&title=Assignment+handoff
Paper review: https://getlangstudy.com/paper-review?characters=%E4%BA%BA&characters=%E5%8F%A3&characters=%E6%97%A5&characters=%E6%9C%88&characters=%E5%B1%B1&characters=%E6%B0%B4
Review queue: https://getlangstudy.com/review?characters=%E4%BA%BA&characters=%E5%8F%A3&characters=%E6%97%A5&characters=%E6%9C%88&characters=%E5%B1%B1&characters=%E6%B0%B4
Progress check: https://getlangstudy.com/progress?characters=%E4%BA%BA&characters=%E5%8F%A3&characters=%E6%97%A5&characters=%E6%9C%88&characters=%E5%B1%B1&characters=%E6%B0%B4
Daily routine: https://getlangstudy.com/routine?characters=%E4%BA%BA&characters=%E5%8F%A3&characters=%E6%97%A5&characters=%E6%9C%88&characters=%E5%B1%B1&characters=%E6%B0%B4
Family plan: https://getlangstudy.com/parents?characters=%E4%BA%BA&characters=%E5%8F%A3&characters=%E6%97%A5&characters=%E6%9C%88&characters=%E5%B1%B1&characters=%E6%B0%B4
Saved practice set: https://getlangstudy.com/sets?characters=%E4%BA%BA&characters=%E5%8F%A3&characters=%E6%97%A5&characters=%E6%9C%88&characters=%E5%B1%B1&characters=%E6%B0%B4&note=Roadmap+proof+set%3A+reuse+%E4%BA%BA%2C+%E5%8F%A3%2C+%E6%97%A5%2C+%E6%9C%88%2C+%E5%B1%B1%2C+and+%E6%B0%B4+for+online+tracing%2C+worksheets%2C+review%2C+progress%2C+and+daily+routine.&title=Roadmap+proof+set
Study-plan builder: https://getlangstudy.com/study-plan?characters=%E4%BA%BA&characters=%E5%8F%A3&characters=%E6%97%A5&characters=%E6%9C%88&characters=%E5%B1%B1&characters=%E6%B0%B4
From: getlangstudy.com/roadmap

Same-set assignment and checkback links stay scoped to these 6 trial characters: https://getlangstudy.com/assignments?audience=teacher&characters=%E4%BA%BA&characters=%E5%8F%A3&characters=%E6%97%A5&characters=%E6%9C%88&characters=%E5%B1%B1&characters=%E6%B0%B4&note=Roadmap+proof%3A+trace+%E4%BA%BA%2C+%E5%8F%A3%2C+%E6%97%A5%2C+%E6%9C%88%2C+%E5%B1%B1%2C+and+%E6%B0%B4+online+first%2C+then+print+the+same+set+for+slow+handwriting.&return=next-lesson&title=Assignment+handoff · https://getlangstudy.com/paper-review?characters=%E4%BA%BA&characters=%E5%8F%A3&characters=%E6%97%A5&characters=%E6%9C%88&characters=%E5%B1%B1&characters=%E6%B0%B4 · https://getlangstudy.com/routine?characters=%E4%BA%BA&characters=%E5%8F%A3&characters=%E6%97%A5&characters=%E6%9C%88&characters=%E5%B1%B1&characters=%E6%B0%B4 · https://getlangstudy.com/parents?characters=%E4%BA%BA&characters=%E5%8F%A3&characters=%E6%97%A5&characters=%E6%9C%88&characters=%E5%B1%B1&characters=%E6%B0%B4 · https://getlangstudy.com/review?characters=%E4%BA%BA&characters=%E5%8F%A3&characters=%E6%97%A5&characters=%E6%9C%88&characters=%E5%B1%B1&characters=%E6%B0%B4 · https://getlangstudy.com/progress?characters=%E4%BA%BA&characters=%E5%8F%A3&characters=%E6%97%A5&characters=%E6%9C%88&characters=%E5%B1%B1&characters=%E6%B0%B4 · https://getlangstudy.com/sets?characters=%E4%BA%BA&characters=%E5%8F%A3&characters=%E6%97%A5&characters=%E6%9C%88&characters=%E5%B1%B1&characters=%E6%B0%B4&note=Roadmap+proof+set%3A+reuse+%E4%BA%BA%2C+%E5%8F%A3%2C+%E6%97%A5%2C+%E6%9C%88%2C+%E5%B1%B1%2C+and+%E6%B0%B4+for+online+tracing%2C+worksheets%2C+review%2C+progress%2C+and+daily+routine.&title=Roadmap+proof+set · https://getlangstudy.com/study-plan?characters=%E4%BA%BA&characters=%E5%8F%A3&characters=%E6%97%A5&characters=%E6%9C%88&characters=%E5%B1%B1&characters=%E6%B0%B4

Build the handoff plan

How we decide

Every roadmap item needs a product proof

We prioritize work that can be tested in the live product, improves the repeat practice loop, and makes the paid plan boundary easier to understand before adding broader language coverage.

  • Repeatable learning loop

    A feature is stronger when it helps learners move from tracing to missed-stroke review, then into a focused worksheet without losing context.

  • Teacher and parent usefulness

    Classroom and family workflows should reduce preparation time: choose characters, print cleanly, share the review link, and return to the same set later.

  • Commercial clarity

    Paid features should be clear enough that a learner, parent, or teacher can tell why Pro is useful before entering checkout.

Help choose the next practical workflow

If you teach, tutor, or practice with a child, tell us which workflow would save the most preparation time. Those notes shape what becomes Pro.

Built around repeat learning

Every planned feature should shorten the distance between practice, mistakes, review, and the next useful worksheet.

Focused before broad

We are not adding every language feature at once. The product earns expansion by making one writing system feel clear, printable, and repeatable first.