In many educational systems, existing language learning methodology and products rely on mechanical drills and hard memorization, even with the help of multimedia technology. Drills and memorization are notoriously inefficient, shallow, short-lived, and deadly boring. Chinestory: Learn Chinese through Pictures and Stories is a learner-centered, inquiry-based interactive program that evokes deep learning by tapping into learners' innate language sense to "see the meaning" for themselves. Through meticulously designed sequencing of characters and linguistic building blocks, Chinestory makes it possible to learn quickly in an intriguing, appealing way.