Added support for pinyin/jyutping abbreviation search. Now you can type “wsm” or “wshm” instead of “weishenme” for faster lookups! One good strategy is to just enter the first character of each syllable (e.g. “zgr” for “zhongguoren”) and, if there are too many matches, then finish the final syllable in full (e.g. “zgren” for “zhongguoren”) Added some missing HSK2-5 multisyllable sounds (Hanping Pro only) Fixed bug in vocab importer (mostly concerning traditional Chinese) Fixed Ankidroid audio playback issue (when dictionary app not already running in background) Fixed backup/restore issue Updated CC-CEDICT dictionary data and Tutor Mandarin example sentences Other bug fixes Available from the Google Play Store.

This is a minor update including: Updated dictionary, examples and stroke data Accessibility improvements Nice animation in search box Several bug fixes Available from the Google Play Store.

This update is for Android Marshmallow 6.0 and later. Improved handwriting/radicals UI Fixed some China-related bugs Updated dictionary data (CC-CEDICT/CANTODICT) (Hanping Cantonese app only) Fixed some issues with CANTODICT examples Other bug fixes Available from the Google Play Store.

This update is for Android Marshmallow 6.0 and later. Added Import User Vocab feature to allow bulk import of words into your custom tags. In the Tags tab, click on the 3-dots icon top-right (just below Tags label) and select Import user vocab file. You can then pick any text file and Hanping will automatically extract vocab from it. Note - the text file should contain a vocab list (e.g. one vocab item per line), not freeform text.

More export options (long-tap on tag in Tags tab). Now you can also export your tagged (as well as built-in tags like HSK) words to a text file with all custom taggings & starrings included Performance improvements (e.g. regarding tag lists) (Mandarin apps only) Added another 100 example sentences (provided by TutorMandarin) Clip Monitor Quick Settings Tile tweaks Many bug fixes Available from the Google Play Store.

Updated Cantodict dictionary data and example sentences Available from the Google Play Store.

Updated ABC dictionaries and formatting - please go to Add Ons screen to perform update (Hanping Pro only) Added part-of-speech to ABC brief definitions (e.g. in search results and Anki export) (Hanping Pro only) Added Soundboard shortcut (Android 7.1+) - long-tap on launcher icon. You can also long-tap on shortcut to pin to homescreen Fixed downloading add-ons from China Fixed widget color bug Better support for Chinese headwords containing non-Hanzi Fixed Invite Friends (navigation drawer) - use this to send others a Play Store link to install Hanping Other bug fixes Available from the Google Play Store.

We’ve made it easier to hear all the Chinese sounds by adding a Soundboard (accessible from the left Navigation drawer) to the Hanping dictionary apps. This is similar to our Hanping SoundBox app (which is going to be slowly phased out). Single-Syllable Sounds All our dictionary apps now include the ability to hear (in one place) the audio for every single-syllable sound. Tones that never occur or are extremely rare are greyed out.

Add notes to any word - this allows you to add your own translations/meanings/comments to any word regardless of whether it is already in a dictionary or not More consistent sorting of tagged items (when you click on a tag in the Tags tab) Removed “tagged items” button from Tags tab (tap on CUSTOM label instead) Better syncing of tagging changes with AnkiDroid (Note: Hanping Lite does not support AnkiDroid export) - deselecting a tag will now deselect it from AnkiDroid (if auto-export is enabled) Improved first-time install experience - nice circular progress bar and better handling of restoring from backups Updated dictionary data (CC-CEDICT, CANTODICT) Several bug fixes Available from the Google Play Store.

Tag from within clipboard notifications (Android N) Improved clipboard notification styling (choose between old Hanping style and new System style in Hanping notification settings) Improved example sentence formatting (bigger font for Chinese characters, nicer styling) Some UI tweaks and bug fixes Available from the Google Play Store.

Added toolbar to homescreen widgets allowing you to star/copy/play words. Also randomization is now better persisted. Clipboard monitoring shows tags (Android N only) Long-press + icon to assign previously used tag Cleaner definition/link coloring Tweaked radicals screen Fixed problem where tagging a non-starred word was not updating AnkiDroid Several other bug fixes Please see our post describing the Mandarin dictionary update for screenshot. Available from the Google Play Store.

Several bug fixes (mostly concerning improved tagging feature). Available from the Google Play Store.

Much improved starring/tagging system No longer need to star a word to tag it Custom tags (corresponding to the word) shown on main Details screen beneath headword Easier way to assign/create custom tags Can merge two custom tags by renaming one to the same name as an existing tag History also captures Popup/Widget clicks etc Added some external links: ChinesePod sentences ctext (premodern Chinese text search) etymology Forvo (pronunciation) Glyph Wiki Chinese StackExchange Fixed some Homescreen Widget refresh issues Other bug fixes See screenshots from our Mandarin dictionary app update.

CantoDict examples sentences Minor bug fixes Click on the CD abbreviation (on the right) to view the sentence in the CantoDict website (you may need to click on the sentence first, to bring it up in it’s own screen). 5.1.1 fixes a bug in the clipboard monitoring notification (icons were not being drawn properly) The app is available on Google Play Store.

This is a major update bringing a new beautiful font where 9501 characters can be animated! Single-character headwords are auto-animated when the dictionary entry is shown. Tap on the character to animate again Multi-character headwords can be animated by long-pressing on the appropriate character If you don’t want animations to be auto-triggered, then change the Animation Mode to Plain or Numbered in Hanping’s Chinese Settings 839 animations already unlocked. A further 8662 characters can be unlocked via an in-app purchase Hanping now has a new default font and the new animations match these perfectly (i.

Fixed pinyin umlaut tone-marking bug (Hanping Chinese only) Updated CC-CEDICT dictionary data (Hanping Chinese only) Added more external links (Hanping Chinese only) Android N split-screen compatibility Some minor bug fixes Note: 4.6.4 fixes a rare crash when starring words (related to AnkiDroid export). Available from the Google Play Store.

AnkiDroid support - Now you can study your starred words using Anki’s hugely popular Spaced Repetition System (SRS) flashcard software. To set everything up, head over to Hanping Pro’s Settings screen and click on the AnkiDroid item. Main features: Bulk export all of your existing starred words Bulk export all of your starred words with a certain tag (Starred tab / long-press on tag) Auto-export flashcard whenever you star a word Four card types: Hanzi Question - answer is the pronunciation and meaning Phonetic Question - answer is the hanzi and meaning Meaning Question - answer is the hanzi and pronunciation Tones Question (you are given the phonetic without tones) - answer fills in the tones Simp, Trad, Simp [Trad], Trad [Simp] Hanzi coloring-by-tones Tone-numbered Jyutping or tone-numbered Yale When you modify Hanping settings (e.

(Paid apps only) Homescreen Widget improvements and bug fixes - can now reconfigure widget by clicking on the app icon (top-right corner of widget) and then you will see this: Note: If you have configured the widget to not show the app icon, then you won’t be able to reconfigure it (i.e. you would have to create a new one instead). Proper support for English letters in Chinese headwords (particularly an issue in Cantodict which has words like “唔啱key” (m4 ngaam1 ki1) and “kilo” (ki1 lou2) Updated CC-CEDICT, Cantodict and Unihan 8.

Better Google Translate support Requires Google Translate app to be installed New translate icon appears next to not-in-dictionary search results Click on translate icon to show Google Translate popup which gives translation Then click ‘Replace’ to show the translation in Hanping If you star the sentence, the translation will appear in your starred list You can also translate existing starred words/sentences (those which are not-in-dictionary) Tweaked search results formatting Minor bug fixes Available from the Google Play Store.

Better handwriting recognition More Android Marshmallow support (regarding backups) Minor bug fixes Note: 4.3.2 fixes a lookup bug which only really affects Hanping Cantonese Dictionary. Available from the Google Play Store.

Better system Text-to-Speech support. If enabled in Settings, audio playback alternates between human TTS and system TTS Long-press on Links icon to jump to first link Minor bug fixes Available from the Google Play Store.

Improved clipboard notifications Improved External Links section Redesigned navigation drawer Removed lots of notifications Fixed some dict formatting issues Added support for Android Marshmallow Minor bug fixes Please note: the version number has been fast-forwarded from 2.1 to 4.2 to keep it in line with our Mandarin dictionary apps which have many similar features. The app is available on Google Play Store.

New app announcement: Hanping Chinese Popup. Available on Google Play Store. This is a minor update: Minor bug fixes (including Shared list being accidentally treated as a ZIP file, but actually is a text file) The app is available on Google Play Store.

Updated launcher icon to Material Design Updated CantoDict dictionary data Fixed problem regarding importing custom font (sometimes they were greyed out in system file chooser) Other bug fixes The app is available on Google Play Store.

This is a bugfix update on version 2.0.2 which was released a couple of weeks ago. Updated dictionary data (again) - fixed a problem where some entries were corrupt because of problem with alternative pronunciations Homescreen widgets now support manual control of when to advance to the next card Fixed some audio syllables - e.g. in faan6, the “f” was not as clear as it should be Minor bug fixes The app is available on Google Play Store.

This is a bugfix update on version 2.0.1 which was released last week. Updated dictionary data Fixed an audio bug occurring on some Android 4.1/4.2 devices Fixed a nav drawer bug - tapping on drawer would sometime activate controls under the drawer When showing handwriting screen, disable dragging open of nav drawer Several other bug fixes

This is a bugfix update on version 2.0 which was released last week. Fixed audio bug that was occurring on some Android 4.2 devices Minor bug fixes

The first update to the best offline Cantonese dictionary app on the planet, has arrived! Enhanced handwriting recognition - much more accurate and recognizes many more characters Improved audio - more compact and faster playback Material design Added Navigation Drawer - Settings, Add-ons, Backup/Restore etc screens are now available via top-left “hamburger” menu Better tabs - swipe left and right on the main Search screen to switch between History, Starred lists and predefined Lists Heads-up notifications (Android 5 only) Fixed handwriting bug on Android 5 Fixed history bug - using some IMEs would lead to lots of “random” words appearing in the history Fixed copy/paste bug on search box - long-press on text inside search box now correctly brings up top contextual bar containing copy, paste etc buttons

We are delighted to announce our brand new Android app: Hanping Cantonese Dictionary Supports both Traditional and Simplified characters as well as Jyutping and Yale pronunciation. Handwriting recognition, syllable-by-syllable native speaker audio, homescreen widgets, clipboard monitoring and lots more. We’ve licensed best-in-class CantoDict dictionary data which is a genuine Cantonese-English dictionary (as opposed to a Mandarin dictionary with Cantonese pronunciation). A portion of the sale price goes towards ongoing maintenance of CantoDict.