u/tyrantstrung

Fellow Chữ Nôm Enthusiasts,

I wanted to let you know that I've added Chữ Nôm to the character study software, Bushudo.

In this software, you are given a sentence in Chữ Nôm with one missing Nôm, and you simply finger-write the missing character. The AI recognition works pretty well now, and sometimes can even decipher some gnarly handwriting. So in this way you can learn Nôm in context. How strongly is Chữ Nôm stored in your memory?

Available on iOS here: Bushudo.

This game has honestly reinvigorated my interest in Vietnamese generally. I find it a lot of fun because I'm forever fascinated by all the unique Nôm. If you speak some Chinese then you'll find that the character pronunciations are not that surprising

Bushudo supports over 3000 Nôm, but it is said that only the first 800 or so are enough to cover over 90% of modern Vietnamese. The freemium version has access to 400 Nôm, and the paid version asks a modest $2 USD subscription to support operating costs.

I'm still working hard to improve the software, so I would love to hear your feedback. Thank you!