# Chinese & Cantonese Dictionary — Chinese dictionary

> Chinese dictionary (iPhone/iPad app by Crow Tech Pte. Ltd..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chinese-and-cantonese-dictionary/id6825418694 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Crow Tech Pte. Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/6772535032)
- Category: Education, Reference
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 15.4 · 44 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-11-04
- Data updated: 2026-11-13

## What is Chinese & Cantonese Dictionary?

Hanzi Desk brings Chinese word lookup, reading and vocabulary study together in a native app for iPhone, iPhone Duo and iPad. No account is required.

LOOK UP WORDS
Search Chinese characters, pinyin, Jyutping or English meanings. Compare simplified and traditional forms, see source parts of speech, and use optional tone colours to follow pronunciation. Compact results make it easy to compare words.

EXPLORE EACH DEFINITION
Switch between definitions, etymology, related words, examples and grammar, animated stroke order, and character information, including what a character is made of and the characters it appears in. Every reading of a character is listed, most common first. Reference data and stroke paths are included for offline use.

LISTEN AND PRACTISE
Listen to available Mandarin and Cantonese recordings. Audio is labelled by source, including human recordings, synthetic whole-word recordings and recorded Mandarin syllables. Coverage varies and most recordings download when needed. Optional device speech uses available system voices. Handwriting input offers ranked character suggestions.

READ YOUR OWN TEXTS
Paste Chinese text or import TXT and EPUB files. Tap words as you read to look them up and save them, show pinyin above new words, and follow along as sentences are read aloud. Recognize Chinese text from a camera photo or your photo library using on-device recognition. Choose from Chinese font styles and adjust reading size.

BUILD YOUR VOCABULARY
Save words and sentences with notes and practise with spaced reviews: meaning, recall, listening, tone and writing cards, decks and progress statistics. Export and restore JSON backups. Your study content stays on your device; there is no account-based automatic sync.

OFFLINE FIRST
CC-CEDICT and CC-Canto are included for offline search, together with example, character and stroke references. Other dictionaries, downloadable font families and most audio require a connection on first use. Technical download information is handled by the hosting provider as described in the privacy policy. No advertising or cross-app tracking.

Dictionary, recording, font and reference credits are available in Settings → Licenses & acknowledgements. External source hyperlinks are optional and off by default; internal word lookups always work.

## Is Chinese & Cantonese Dictionary safe?

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## Is Chinese & Cantonese Dictionary legit?

Chinese & Cantonese Dictionary appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Chinese & Cantonese Dictionary is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 0.4.6 — 2026-11-11

• Faster search: results appear sooner as you type, the first search after opening the app is much quicker, and going back with delete is instant.
• Better results: common characters come first for their usual reading ("ten" finds 十, "ask" finds 问), and rare or obsolete readings come last.
• Better English search: exact meanings first, forms such as "ate", "books" or "colour" find their word, and phrases such as "ice cream" work.
• Small fixes and polish.

### 0.4.4 — 2026-11-06

A big update since the first release.

• iPad and iPhone Duo: a section sidebar, words open beside your search results, and the reader and study show side panels. Keyboard shortcuts when a keyboard is connected.
• Word pages: etymology from Wiktionary, every reading of a character with the most common first, and a character family (what it is made of, where it appears, its sound series). Section buttons are now compact icons.
• Search: phrases are broken into their parts, live search as you type pinyin, and definitions grouped by part of speech. A dictionary manager with filters, plus slang dictionaries.
• Reader: double-tap a word for its sentence with on-device translation, pinyin for new words or above your HSK level, read-along that highlights each sentence, chapters, bookmarks and collections.
• Study: FSRS scheduling; meaning, recall, listening, tone, writing and sentence cards; decks, streaks and statistics; HSK list import and CSV/Anki/Pleco export. Guided stroke practice and better handwriting.
• Large downloads no longer stop on slow connections, and restoring a backup is all-or-nothing.

### 0.3.2 — 2026-11-04

No release notes.

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