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Zitan Chinese Popup Dicti

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📦 v1.0.0
💾 14.04MiB
📅 2026-03-28
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Overview

ZiTan Chinese Popup Dictionary (字探) — hover over any Chinese text to instantly look it up. Hover over any Chinese text on a webpage to instantly see pinyin, definitions, HSK level, and frequency data.

Features:
- Hover any Chinese text to see definitions from CC-CEDICT (120,000+ entries)
- Enriched with Dong Chinese data: HSK levels (1-9), word/character frequency ranks, etymology hints, stroke counts, and character components
- Tabbed popup: Word tab for definitions, Character tab for deep character info (press Shift to switch)
- Sub-word matching: shows all dictionary words starting from the cursor position, not just the longest match
- Tone-colored pinyin with optional zhuyin (bopomofo) display
- Simplified, traditional, or both character forms shown side-by-side
- Keyboard shortcuts for power users: copy word (c), pinyin (r), gloss (g), full entry (e), speak aloud (s), cycle entries (n/b), toggle definitions (d), adjust highlight length ([/])
- Text-to-speech: press S to hear any word or character pronounced
- Works on pages with user-select: none (Vue/React apps, news sites)
- Dark, light, and auto themes
- Adjustable font size (small, normal, large)
- Domain blocklist for sites where you don't want the popup
- Shadow DOM popup won't interfere with page styles
- Fast: dictionary loads into IndexedDB on install, lookups are instant
- Lightweight: no external API calls, everything runs locally
- Open source: https://github.com/Kimeiga/chinese-popup-dictionary

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