Meizi Chinese Dictionary

Momo Dictionaries

About this app

Short description:
Chinese-English dictionary with pinyin, handwriting, radicals, and flashcards

Full description:
Meizi is a comprehensive Chinese-English dictionary that works completely offline. Look up words by English, pinyin, or Chinese characters — results appear instantly.

FEATURES

• Instant search — type in English, pinyin, or Chinese characters
• Handwriting recognition — draw characters you don't know how to type
• Radical search — find characters by their component radicals
• Pinyin and Zhuyin readings for every entry
• Simplified and Traditional characters shown together
• Stroke order diagrams for 9,000+ characters
• Example sentences with translations
• 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-CEDICT (120,000+ entries) — the standard open Chinese-English dictionary
• CC-Canto (Cantonese readings included)
• Optional: Wikipedia title mappings, HK Law terms, LSHK Jyutping data

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

Meizi is free and open-source. Dictionary data is provided under CC-BY-SA 4.0 (MDBG/CC-CEDICT).