# Chinese Hanzi Dictionary — A dictionary for beginners

> Comprehensive Chinese Hanzi dictionary for learning to write, read, and speak. (iPhone/iPad app by 运斌 李.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chinese-hanzi-dictionary/id1514800989 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [运斌 李](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896128162)
- Category: Education, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 350 App Store ratings · 19 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 98 MB
- Languages: Burmese, Khmer, Vietnamese, American English, Arabic, Indonesian, European Spanish, Italian, Korean, Malay and 7 more
- Released: 2020-05-23
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chinese-hanzi-dictionary/id1514800989/reviews.md

## What is Chinese Hanzi Dictionary?

Master simplified and traditional Chinese characters (Hanzi, Kanji, Hanja) with this powerful learning app. Learn how to write, read, and speak Chinese Hanzi through clear animations and professional explanations.

This comprehensive app covers everything beginners need: meanings, pinyin, zhuyin, pronunciations, strokes, radicals, stroke order, homophones, vocabulary, synonyms, antonyms, and more.

Perfect for Chinese learners of all ages and backgrounds — whether for study, work, travel, or daily life. Your must-have offline Chinese dictionary for mobile devices.

Features:
* User-friendly UI and powerful features designed for Chinese beginners
* Full support for both Traditional and Simplified Chinese
* Animated character writing with stroke order guidance
* Detailed display of each stroke and correct writing sequence
* Rich information for every character: radicals, definitions, pronunciations (Pinyin & Zhuyin), vocabulary, usage examples, homophones, synonyms & antonyms
* 9,770+ characters — 100% FREE
* Multiple intuitive search methods
* Save your favorite characters for quick review
* Practice writing Chinese characters anytime
* Fully offline — works without internet
* No ads and no data collection

Start your Chinese learning journey anytime, anywhere on your mobile devices!

Collected lexical list:
Chinese Proficiency Test ( HSK )
Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language ( TOCFL)
Youth Chinese Test ( YCT )
China elementary school 中国小学语文统教版《写字表》
China junior school 中国初中语文人教版《读读写写》
Singapore elementary school  新加坡《欢乐伙伴》小学华文识写字
HongKong elementary school 香港 《小學中文科常用字研究報告》
Taiwan elementary school ( Hanlin ) 台灣小學教材翰林版本
Taiwan elementary school ( Kangxuan ) 台灣小學教材康軒版本
Taiwan elementary school ( Nanyi ) 台灣小學教材南一版本

## Key features

- Learn simplified and traditional Chinese
- Animated character writing with stroke order
- Detailed character information (pinyin, radicals, definitions)
- Extensive character database (9770+ free)
- Multiple search methods
- Practice handwriting
- Offline access

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Version | $3.99 | one-time |
| Premium Version | $2.99 | one-time |
| Premium | $4.99 | one-time |
| Premium Version | $6.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 19)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chinese-hanzi-dictionary/id1514800989/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Got a charge for no reason

*2026-07-30, version 3.1.1*

Charged me a couple dollars for no reason

### 3/5 — like it

*2026-04-04*

could be improved by:
- randomization button that selects random hanzi within course selected (e.g. HSK1)
- method to translate phrase in its entirety instead of single character by character 
- definition defaults to always showing english first 
- the "?" page does not move off of the introduction page (others not viewable?)

### 4/5 — Character strokes

*2026-01-04*

Apple Pencil doesn’t work on some fields. The execution order of character writing doesn’t follow transnational Portocol. But over all VERY NICE

### 1/5 — bad searching

*2025-09-27*

even though its a dictionary FOR hanzi you cant even use hanzi to look up words and the most irrelevant words show up if you use pinyin

### 1/5 — Ads

*2025-08-03, version 2.15.0*

The ADS

### 5/5 — 一个字，快

*2025-04-19*

其他同类软件加载搜索输入页面慢，这个app足够快

**Developer response:** Thanks for your review! 谢谢！

### 5/5 — Awesome app!

*2025-04-04, version 2.8.3*

This app does exactly what I wanted it to do. It is a dictionary but it also has example sentences, other words that include that character, it also allows for multi-character words to be searched up together, and it has stroke order, handwriting practice and more! It’s really intuitive and easy to use. 

The whole app is in Chinese as well which forces me to actually use my brain more.

### 5/5 — A very useful app for both learning to write hanzi and pronounce the words/sentences

*2025-03-14, version 2.8.0*

This app is very simple to use and useful. I found the feature to be able to perform hanzi writing for the whole sentence instead of wasting time looking up one character at a time. Another feature very useful is that you can press the button to hear the pronunciation of a single word, and when you search a whole sentence, you can also hear the complete pronunciation for the whole sentence. It solves all of my pain points. The pronunciation and the voice within the app is amazing, i dont have to switch to gg translate. Will keep using the app. Thank you.

### 3/5 — Dark mode bugged

*2025-02-11*

At first dark mode was ok, but after a while the drawing lines on character inout turned black, so it’s hard to see what you are writing when searching for a character. I hope they fix this.

**Developer response:** Thanks for your review, this issue will be fixed in next release

### 3/5 — Tracing lags and gets stuck

*2024-12-23*

I paid for the ad free upgrade as I don’t want my kids to accidentally click on it. It was cheap enough but I’m disappointed there doesn’t seem to be any other extra features as a result of the lifetime upgrade. Tracing the character is laggy and the stroke doesn’t complete and prompt the next stroke consistently. Hope they fix this lag & inconsistency issue.

**Developer response:** Sorry that this app gives you a bad experience. the main feature of premium version is full access to all data and no ads. If you encounter a software problem, please send us the details of the problem by email so that we can fix the problem quickly. yodesoft at gmail dot com

## Frequently asked questions about Chinese Hanzi Dictionary

### What does the Chinese Hanzi Dictionary app do?

This application helps users learn basic knowledge of simplified and traditional Chinese characters (Hanzi). It teaches how to write, read, and speak them, covering meanings, pronunciation, pinyin, stroke order, radicals, and vocabulary.

### What are the key features of this app?

Key features include support for both traditional and simplified Chinese, animated character writing with stroke order display, detailed definitions, pinyin, radicals, and the ability to save favorite characters. It also offers handwriting practice and offline use.

### Is the Chinese Hanzi Dictionary app free to use?

The app offers over 9770 characters for free, with no ads and no data collection. While the core functionality is free, there are in-app purchases available for additional content or features.

### Who is the target audience for this app?

The app is designed for Chinese beginners of all ages and backgrounds. It serves as a helpful tool for studying, working, daily life, and travel, making it a must-have mobile Chinese dictionary for learners.

### Can I use the Chinese Hanzi Dictionary app offline?

Yes, the application supports offline use. This means you can access its features and learn Chinese characters without needing an active internet connection, making it convenient for learning on the go.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.3.0 — 2026-08-25

Added multi-select mode to the course page

### 3.2.3 — 2026-08-22

Updates hanzi data and improves UI.

### 3.2.0 — 2026-08-04

Adds emoji illustrations to Chinese characters to help beginners learn.
Updates data and improves UI.

### 3.1.1 — 2026-07-15

Updates data and improves performance

### 3.1.0 — 2026-06-18

Added similar Chinese characters
Improv UI and performance

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