The Chinese relative who texts your kid.
She messages first — about her own day. Your kid answers in whatever mix of Chinese and English comes out. She hands back one better way to say it, in her voice.
No card for the first conversation. Really.
給在美國長大的華裔小孩：一個會虧你、會記得你、會發現你沒來的中文親戚。
阿姨美華
You
阿姨美華
It was never that they can’t. It’s that no one their age keeps them in it.
Two hours of worksheets, then a week of nothing. The homework becomes the whole relationship with the language.
Grandma texts in Chinese. Your kid can read maybe half, freezes on the reply, and leaves it on read. The distance grows quietly.
Streaks and owls guilt-trip for a day, then get muted. Nothing writes to your kid first, and nothing notices when they drift away.
A relative, not a lesson.
There’s no curriculum and no grade. There’s a person who texts, listens, and gently helps — the way family actually teaches a language.
She texts first
Every day she messages about her day — the burnt soup, the neighbour’s cat, the thing that annoyed her at work. It reads like a cousin, not a quiz.
Your kid replies, any way it comes
Full Chinese, full English, or a mash of both. She understands all of it and never makes a kid feel wrong for reaching for English.
She hands back one better way
Not a red-pen correction — one natural sentence, said in her voice out loud, with the sounds written under the characters so it can be copied.
She notices when they go quiet.
- ✓She writes first, so there’s always a message waiting — the opposite of an app your kid has to remember to open.
- ✓Two quiet days, and she checks in once — warmly, never guilt. “還在嗎？我等你 🙂” The way a relative who cares actually reaches out.
- ✓No streaks, no badges, no owl — the accountability is a person who remembers your kid, which is the only kind that lasts past week two.
- ✓She writes at four o’clock, after school — on your kid’s own clock, wherever you live.
我們今天籃球比賽贏了 wǒmen jīntiān lánqiú bǐsài yíng le — “we won our basketball game today”
The first conversation is free. No card.
Meet her, watch your kid reply, and only then decide. If she’s not part of the week, don’t pay.
The whole first conversation, no card.
- ✓A real back-and-forth with her
- ✓Her voice, reading it out loud
- ✓You see exactly what your kid gets
Or $29/month. 14-day trial when you add a card.
- ✓Every day, in her voice
- ✓She notices and checks in when they drift
- ✓A weekly note to you of what they said
- ✓Traditional or Simplified — you choose
We count the sentences your kid actually says back. If she doesn’t pull thirty out of them in the first month, the month is free — just ask.
The first five families join free — forever.
We’re looking for five families to grow up with her and tell us what to fix. If that’s you, start the free conversation and mention you’d like a founding spot.
The questions parents actually ask.
Is this a tutor or a class?+
No. There’s no lesson, no schedule to keep, and no grade. She’s a Chinese-speaking relative who texts — the practice happens inside a real relationship, which is the thing a weekly class can’t give.
What if my kid barely speaks Chinese?+
That’s exactly who she’s for. Your kid can answer entirely in English and she’ll still carry the conversation, slipping in one sayable Chinese sentence at a time. She never makes a kid feel behind.
Traditional or Simplified? Pinyin or Zhuyin?+
Your choice, set once. She writes in whichever your family reads, and shows the sounds in Pinyin or Zhuyin (ㄅㄆㄇ) underneath so a new word can be copied out loud.
Is it safe? Who is she, really?+
She’s an AI character, and we’re upfront about that with your kid. She never shames a mistake, never asks for personal information, and never turns cruel — the one rule she cannot break is that she is always kind about your kid’s Chinese.
What ages is it for?+
Five to twelve — old enough to text, young enough that a warm daily habit still forms easily. Younger kids do it beside a parent; older ones run it themselves.
How hard is it to cancel?+
One tap in the parent view, any time, and you keep the rest of the month. No email, no phone call, no dark pattern.
Introduce your kid to their cousin.
The first conversation is free and takes about a minute to start. She’ll take it from there.
Start the first conversation — free