Comparison

CKC Pinyin Search vs 部首動物園

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

CKC Pinyin Search

This educational tool helps users search for and learn Chinese characters using a unique appearance-based coding system. It decodes characters based on stroke features in their four corners, providing CKC codes for standard and variant forms.

Highlights
  • Search Chinese characters by CKC code
  • Learn character stroke features
  • View codes for variant characters
  • Appearance-based coding system
  • Developed by EdUHK
Features
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CKC Pinyin Search (縱橫拼音) This tool designed by The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) - CKC Centre for the Development of Information Technology in Chinese Language Teaching. Facilitate to search the CKC Code and learn of Chinese characters. For Example, if you search "為", all combinations for the CKC code (including code for variant Chinese character and instant code) will show: 000, 3, 34 and 3400. CKC Chinese Input method is a type of appearance-based coding system. It encodes a Chinese character according to the stroke features of its 4 corners. The sequence is upper left corner, upper right corner, lower left corner and lower right corner (following the shape of the alphabet “Z”) respectively. The strokes and the features of the Chinese character components are classified into 10 groups, represented by 0 through 9. 0 A left-falling stroke or a stroke with left-turning (丿亅). 1 A horizontal stroke or a horizontal rising stroke written from left to right (丨). 2 A vertical stroke or a left slanting stroke (一). 3 A dot or a right-falling stroke (丶 乀). 4 A cross or the radical of “Grass” (十乂卄). 5 The combination of a falling stroke runs through 2 horizontal strokes (≠ キ). 6 A square (口). 7 A corner, 2 upper corners, 2 lower corners or a stroke with right-turning (乚). 8 The shape of the numeral “Eight”(八) in Chinese or its variants (人丷). 9 The shape of the Chinese character which means “Small” (小), its variants and the radical of “Upright Heart”(忄).

About

部首動物園

Features
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《部首動物園》—利用點選圖案的方式讓孩子有趣學習六大常見部首! 收錄部首: 水部 火部 人部 木部 心部 特品特點: -無廣告 -六大常見部首 -音效輔助學習 -可愛醒目的圖片 -介面簡單易上手 -高達600字常見生字 -藉由動畫引起孩子學習動機 學習結合遊戲,「玩」出快樂童年! 可愛小動物一起快樂學部首! 高達600字常見生字,擴大領域! 透過「觀察、拆解、點選」來找出部首! 「自行選擇部首」可依個人興趣多加複習,挑戰極限! 介面清楚,學習零分心! 部首動物園適合以下族群 #兒童 #學習障礙 #有教學需求者 !!! 請注意遊戲使用時間,讓眼睛適度休息 !!! 指導老師 楊熾康 YANG, CHIH-KANG 劉佑國 LIU, YOU-KUO 設計者 王姿雅 WANG, ZI-YA 趙一涵 CHAO, YI-HAN 吳采穎 WU, TSAI-YING 奚悅慈 HSI, YUEH-TZU

Screenshots

CKC Pinyin Search4 screens
部首動物園4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: 部首動物園 at 13.7 against CKC Pinyin Search's 15.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
CKC Pinyin Search versus 部首動物園: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCKC Pinyin Search部首動物園
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.7 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKa Ho TseSoftArts Inc.

In-app purchases

None

CKC Pinyin Search

No in-app purchases

None

部首動物園

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CKC Pinyin Search free?
CKC Pinyin Search is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 部首動物園 free?
部首動物園 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CKC Pinyin Search or 部首動物園 have ads?
Neither CKC Pinyin Search nor 部首動物園 shows ads.

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