Jade Chinese Dictionary

Yonasoft

About this app

Look up Chinese. See how it’s written. Practice it. Remember it.

Jade Dictionary is an offline Chinese–English dictionary built for learners—120,000+ entries with tone-marked pinyin, stroke-order animations for every character, HSK lists, and spaced repetition so words stick. No ads. No paywalls. Works without Wi‑Fi after install.

Open Jade once a day and it pulls you back: Word of the Day, what’s due in Smart Review, optional reminders, and home-screen widgets so your streak stays visible.

WHY LEARNERS STAY WITH JADE
• Offline dictionary after install—class, travel, or no signal
• Stroke-order animations so you learn how each character is written
• Lookup + study in one place (not a dead-end search app)
• Smart Review (FSRS) schedules cards when you’re about to forget
• Six practice modes—including Handwriting, Tones, Match, and Weak Review
• HSK 2.0 and HSK 3.0 ready-made vocabulary
• Clean light / dark UI; tablet-friendly

OFFLINE CHINESE–ENGLISH DICTIONARY
• Search characters, pinyin, or English
• 120,000+ CC-CEDICT entries
• Simplified and traditional
• Tone-marked pinyin + local audio
• Stroke-order animations—简 / 繁 / both, with Start/Stop, Repeat, and Restart
• Study compounds character by character (not just the first glyph)
• Examples, related words, Word of the Day
• Share a word; paste from clipboard; long-press text → “Search in Jade”

STROKE ORDER & HANDWRITING
• Animated stroke order on word detail—clear, offline, and controllable
• Handwriting practice—preview strokes, write from memory, then self-check
• Handwriting recognition to look up characters you can’t type

HSK EXAM PREP
• HSK 2.0 levels 1–6 and HSK 3.0 levels 1–9
• Enroll a level into Smart Review or practice by list
• Premade topic lists (travel, food, business, STEM, and more)
• Streaks and per-word accuracy stats

SMART REVIEW — REMEMBER WHAT YOU LOOK UP
• Add words from search, lists, or HSK in one tap
• Again / Hard / Good / Easy (FSRS)
• Review with Flash, Quiz, Listen, Write, or Match
• Home due strip + launcher widgets
• Daily reminders that open Smart Review
• Optional flip audio
• Optional Google sync with the web app

PRACTICE THAT BUILDS HABIT
• Handwriting — preview strokes, write from memory, self-check
• Tones — pick the correct-tone reading
• Weak Review — drill low-accuracy or hard cards
• Match, flashcards, quiz, and listening
• Retry Missed after each session
• Practice from your lists, HSK, or premade sets

FIND ANY CHARACTER FAST
• Handwriting recognition
• OCR camera
• Voice search
• On-device Chinese ↔ English translation—then tap a word to look it up

STAY ORGANIZED
• Custom lists and folders
• Export to Anki
• Optional Add-ons (extended example sentences)

WHO JADE IS FOR
Beginners learning first characters, students preparing for HSK, travelers who need a reliable offline Mandarin dictionary, and advanced learners building long-term vocabulary.

Download Jade Dictionary—and make looking up Chinese the start of remembering how it’s written.

What’s new

What’s new in 2.8.0+
*Thank you to user feedback and suggestions

• Handwriting practice — preview strokes, write from memory, self-check
• Smart Review modes — Flash / Quiz / Listen / Write / Match
• Tones practice + Weak Review (custom filters)
• Share a word · Paste search · “Search in Jade” from other apps
• Widgets — Smart Review (compact & medium) + Word of the Day
• Stroke order Start/Stop, Repeat, Restart
• Better Chinese search ranking (exact match, then frequency)