# Nôm Na Việt - 喃哪越 — Chữ Nôm Learning Tool

> Comprehensive platform for Vietnamese Hán Nôm studies, character lookup, and text analysis. (iPhone/iPad app by Van Nhat Vu Nguyen.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nom-na-viet/id6757899092 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Van Nhat Vu Nguyen](https://appshunter.io/developer/1681392051)
- Category: Education, Reference
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 122 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-01-20
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nom-na-viet/id6757899092/reviews.md

## What is Nôm Na Việt?

Nôm Na Việt (喃哪越) is the comprehensive platform for Vietnamese Hán Nôm studies.

FEATURES
- Dictionary — Search 27,900+ Hán Nôm characters with readings, meanings, and 45,000+ compound words
- Multi-language Readings — Every character shows Hán Việt, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese (On/Kun), and Korean
- Converter — Vietnamese text ↔ Chữ Nôm with AI-powered contextual analysis
- Soạn Nôm — Compose Chữ Nôm with the built-in Telex IME
- Classical Reader — 31 classical texts with stacked, side-by-side, or classical vertical reading layouts and per-character Hán Việt annotations — including five Truyện Kiều variant editions (1866–1902) with scholarly footnotes, Tam Quốc Chí Diễn Nghĩa (119 chapters), Hồ Xuân Hương, Chinh Phụ Ngâm Khúc, Luận Ngữ, and Đạo Đức Kinh
- Bé Na — Ask an assistant about a character, a reading, or a meaning. Every answer is checked against the dictionary before you see it, and if a character isn't there Bé Na says so instead of guessing (free Google sign-in required)
- Component Search — Find characters by combining radicals or components
- Fanqie Etymology — Middle Chinese phonological data from 廣韻
- Character Classification — See how each character was formed (Sino-Vietnamese loan, phono-semantic compound, self-coined Vietnamese, and more), following Nguyễn Quang Hồng's Tự Điển Chữ Nôm Dẫn Giải
- Handwriting Recognition — Draw characters to look them up
- Camera OCR — Photograph any Hán Nôm text for instant recognition
- Flashcards & Study — 3,990 characters by grade level with Learn, Match, and Test modes plus a progress dashboard
- 8 Calligraphy Display Fonts — Khải thư, Hành thư, Thảo thư, Lệ thư, Triện thư, Nôm Traditional, Tống thể, Hắc thể — plus custom font upload
- Text-to-Speech — Listen to pronunciations in Vietnamese voices
- Offline Mode — Download the full dictionary and use the app anywhere, no internet required
- System Nôm Keyboard — Type Chữ Nôm in any app. Telex, ranked candidates, finger-drawing recognition

SEARCH BY
- Character (漢喃)
- Hán Việt, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, or Korean reading
- Vietnamese meaning
- Radical (214 Kangxi radicals)
- Component decomposition
- Semantic similarity (AI-powered)
- Handwriting or camera

PERFECT FOR
- Students learning classical Vietnamese
- Researchers studying Hán Nôm literature
- Anyone curious about Vietnamese heritage

## Key features

- Extensive Hán Nôm dictionary with 27,900+ characters
- AI-powered Vietnamese text to Chữ Nôm converter
- Classical reader with multiple layout options
- Handwriting and camera recognition for character lookup
- Flashcards and study modes with progress tracking
- Multi-language readings for each character


## Frequently asked questions about Nôm Na Việt

### What is Nôm Na Việt?

Nôm Na Việt is a comprehensive platform designed for studying Vietnamese Hán Nôm characters and literature. It includes a dictionary, text converter, classical reader, and various study tools to facilitate learning and research.

### What kind of content does Nôm Na Việt offer for learning?

Nôm Na Việt provides access to over 27,900 Hán Nôm characters with detailed readings and meanings, over 45,000 compound words, and 17 classical texts. It also features flashcards and study modes with progress tracking.

### Can Nôm Na Việt convert Vietnamese text to Chữ Nôm?

Yes, Nôm Na Việt features an AI-powered converter that can translate Vietnamese text to Chữ Nôm and vice versa. It also includes a built-in Telex IME for composing Chữ Nôm.

### How can I look up characters in Nôm Na Việt?

You can look up characters by typing them directly, using handwriting recognition, or by taking a photo of Hán Nôm text with the camera OCR feature. You can also search by radicals or components.

### Does Nôm Na Việt support offline use?

The provided data does not specify whether Nôm Na Việt supports offline use. However, its comprehensive dictionary and study features suggest it may require an internet connection for full functionality.

### What devices is Nôm Na Việt available on?

Nôm Na Việt is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices. It is designed for iOS platforms.

### How frequently is Nôm Na Việt updated?

The latest version of Nôm Na Việt is 1.58.0, which was last updated on July 26, 2026. This indicates a recent update, and users can expect ongoing improvements and content additions.

### What is the age rating for Nôm Na Việt?

Nôm Na Việt has an age rating of 4+. This suggests it is suitable for a wide range of users, including younger learners interested in the Vietnamese language and heritage.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.63.3 — 2026-08-24

- Search by meaning now works — it was failing with an error on every search
- Search results no longer blank out or flicker while loading
- Character pages no longer jump around as pronunciations and variant forms load
- Faster results throughout the dictionary
- Fixed buttons in the character panel — share, components, phiên thiết and add-to-flashcards — that opened behind the panel and looked broken
- Fixed the enlarged view of historical glyph forms, which appeared behind other controls and could only be closed by tapping around it
- Fixed links that open outside the app, including the Unicode reference and sharing to other apps
- Fixed a missing label in French and Chinese when adding a character to a deck
- Fixed characters showing an uncommon definition instead of their main meaning
- Restored dictionary entries that were being left out for some characters

### 1.62.0 — 2026-08-05

- Fixed texts in the reader sometimes failing to open or coming up blank
- Texts now download for offline reading gradually in the background, instead of competing with the text you're actually reading

### 1.61.1 — 2026-08-01

- The Nôm input switch (喃) now sits beside each text box instead of in the header
- Bé Na now fills the screen on phones, with the question box always above the keyboard
- Fixed the page scrolling behind the assistant on phones
- Jump straight to any page — the page number in the reader's toolbars is now a box you can type into
- The jump control is in both the top and bottom toolbars, so you no longer scroll a whole page to reach it
- New 200 and 500 câu per page options for long texts
- The reader's top toolbar now shows the current page on phones instead of hiding it
- The Nôm keyboard switch (喃) now sits to the right of every search box, in the same spot everywhere

### 1.58.0 — 2026-07-26

- Added a GitHub link in Profile → More, for our open-source Hán Nôm tools
- Improved reliability when the app loads your offline dictionary at startup
- Behind-the-scenes maintenance and performance work

### 1.57.3 — 2026-07-08

- Corrected the character count on the welcome screens to reflect the full 27,900+ character dictionary
- Minor fixes and under-the-hood improvements

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