Profile
Little Lantern learner
Your Little Lantern learning progress in one place.
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Your plan
Free
Vocabulary
Vocabulary progress
How your known words compare to real Chinese vocabulary milestones. The next few goals move up as you grow.
Account
Your name
This is the name shown across Little Lantern. Your email stays private.
Learning
Your level
This sets which HSK course Little Lantern starts you on. You can change it anytime.
Review
Handwriting in reviews
When this is on, some review cards ask you to write the character by hand. Turn it off if you'd rather just recognise, listen and type. Your progress and scheduling are the same either way.
Display
Chinese characters
Choose how Chinese is shown across Little Lantern. Content is written in Simplified; Traditional is converted automatically.
Display
Word & grammar colours
These colours show how well you know each word and grammar point. You can rename the three statuses too. Grammar you haven’t marked stays purple.
Word highlight
“Colour the word” tints the word text; “Underline the word” underlines it instead. Either way the colour shows how well you know it.
Grammar marker
How grammar points are marked while you read: a dashed underline, or a small book icon sitting on the line.
Your own markers
Optional colour tags for words — mark words your own way (e.g. “tricky”, “favourite”). These are just colours; they don’t affect reviews or your stats. Up to 5.
Account
Your progress can travel with you
Signed-in learning stats are saved to your Little Lantern account. Local progress still works as a fallback when you are using this device without signing in.
Admin
Admin view
You’re signed in as staff, so Little Lantern shows you extra admin panels and debug tools. Turn Admin view off to preview the site exactly as a normal learner sees it. Nothing changes for real users — it only affects what you see on this device, and you can switch it back here any time.