Nôm Na Việt vs Han

Nôm Na Việt (喃哪越) is the comprehensive platform for Vietnamese Hán Nôm studies. FEATURES - Dictionary — Search 46,800+ Hán Nôm characters with readings, meanings, and 72,000+ compound words - Historical Dictionaries — The Kangxi Zidian (康熙字典) and Thuyết văn giải tự (說文解字) - Idioms — 30,000+ thành ngữ, with AI-written explanations labelled as AI - 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 — 36 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 sign-in required) - Library References — See where each character appears across the classical texts, with sample lines - 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

HAN-NOM DICTIONARY — TỪ ĐIỂN HÁN NÔM A fully offline Vietnamese-Chinese (Han-Nom) dictionary with stroke order animations, OCR character recognition, handwriting input, and Chinese-Vietnamese translation. Designed for students, researchers, calligraphy enthusiasts, and anyone interested in Han-Nom characters. KEY FEATURES • Han-Viet Lookup: Search by Chinese character or Han-Viet romanization. Comprehensive database with tens of thousands of entries including meanings, pronunciations, and compound words. • Animated Stroke Order: Watch each stroke drawn in correct order on a traditional 米字格 (mizigé) practice grid. Master proper writing technique step by step. • Image OCR: Recognize Chinese characters from photos of books, signs, calligraphy, or handwritten notes. Capture with the camera or pick from your photo library — recognition runs entirely on-device. • Handwriting Recognition: Draw a character on screen for instant recognition — useful when you remember the shape but not the reading. Powered by Google ML Kit, runs offline. • Offline Translation: Chinese ↔ Vietnamese translation via on-device ML Kit. Language model downloads once, then works fully offline forever. • Pronunciation: Built-in TTS for Mandarin Chinese and Vietnamese. Hear the proper pronunciation of any character or word. • Favorites & History: Save characters for later review. Search history is automatically tracked so you can quickly return to recent lookups. • Daily Tips & Daily Character: Curated learning tips on pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary. A new featured character every day on the home screen. EDITORIAL DESIGN Inspired by traditional Han-Nom dictionaries printed on rice paper — cream paper background, soft black ink, vermilion seal accents (印章), hairline ochre rules, and italic small-caps labels. A genuine alternative to standard Material design dictionary apps that feels like holding a real reference book. OFFLINE-FIRST ARCHITECTURE All core features work without internet: • Full dictionary database bundled on-device • ML Kit translation models — one-time download, then offline forever • Stroke data cached locally after first lookup • System TTS for pronunciation • Local SQLite for favorites and history WHO IS THIS FOR • Students learning Mandarin Chinese • Calligraphy and traditional Han-Nom enthusiasts • Vietnamese learners exploring classical literature, temples, and historical sites • Researchers, translators, and language teachers • Anyone who wants to learn Chinese characters with proper writing technique and elegant design PRIVACY We collect zero personal data. All data (favorites, history) stays on your device. No account required, no login, no ads, no analytics. Camera and photo library permissions are only used when you actively use the image recognition feature. Selected images are processed entirely on-device and never uploaded. For feedback or questions, please use the contact email in the app information section. Thank you for using Cách viết chữ Hán Nôm!