Lichi Cantonese Dictionary

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About this app

Lichi is a comprehensive Cantonese-English dictionary that works completely offline. Look up words by English, jyutping, or Chinese characters — results appear instantly.

FEATURES

• Instant search — type in English, jyutping, or Chinese characters
• Handwriting recognition — draw characters you don't know how to type
• Radical search — find characters by their component radicals
• Jyutping and Yale romanization for every entry
• Simplified and Traditional characters shown together
• Stroke order diagrams for 9,000+ characters
• Example sentences with translations
• Sentence audio from native speakers
• Compound words and related terms
• Spaced repetition flashcards (SM-2 algorithm)
• Star and tag words for custom study lists
• Export to AnkiDroid
• Word of the Day
• Camera text recognition
• Share text from any app to look it up instantly

DICTIONARY SOURCES

• CC-Canto (Cantonese-English dictionary with jyutping)
• CC-CEDICT (120,000+ entries for Mandarin cross-reference)
• Cantowords frequency data
• Optional: Wikipedia title mappings, HK Law terms, LSHK Jyutping data, Wiktionary

DESIGNED FOR LEARNERS

• Customizable themes (light, dark, high contrast, accent colors)
• Adjustable font size and display density
• Tablet support with adaptive two-pane layout
• No ads, no tracking, no account required
• All dictionaries stored offline — works without internet