Chinese-English Dictionary for Learners

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• Search by Chinese, Pinyin, or English.
• Search by handwriting recognition. Finding a Chinese character when you don't already know its pronunciation has traditionally been a daunting process even for native Chinese speakers. With our handwritten Chinese recognition all you need to do is to draw the character using your mouse in the proper stroke order. As you do that, the possible matches are shown on the right. When the desired character appears, simply click on it. Click on the icon above to start the handwriting recognizer.

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• Word Decomposition into their component words and characters, a great way to remember new words and a unique feature of the Chinese language. View Sample.
• Words sharing the same head word or tail word lets you gain a better understanding of a word's meaning and proper usage. View Sample.
• Extensive Integrated Database of over 100,000 words is seamlessly integrated with our database of over 20,000 characters. Our character dictionary provides details about individual characters, their etymology, stroke order, etc.

See also

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Free YellowBridge Dictionary Extensions allow you search from any page using the right mouse button or access the dictionary directly from the browser search field.
• Free Chinese English Dictionary Gadget. Add a miniature version of this dictionary to your website or iGoogle.
• Review of Chinese print dictionaries
• Electronic Chinese dictionaries