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character using your mouse. As you do that, the possible matches are shown on the right. When the desired
character appears, simply click on it. For best result, try to write the character using the correct stroke
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decomposed into the component words and characters, a great way to remember new words and a unique feature
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of a word's meaning and proper usage by seeing how it relates to other words. Quickly view commonly used
words that share the same head word or tail word, view derived words and words that sound alike to Chinese learners. View Sample.
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Our database of over 180,000 words is seamlessly integrated with our database of over 20,000 characters.
Our character dictionary provides details about individual characters, their etymology, stroke order, etc.
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- Partial matches allows to easily
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can control the length of the words matched.
- Fuzzy pinyin match makes it easy to
find words even when you are not sure of the correct pronunciation. You can control the degree of fuzziness
from just ignoring tones to forcing matches pinyin syllables that sound similar to Chinese learners,
such as the z/zh initials and the n/ng finals.
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