Search by handwriting recognition.
Finding a Chinese character when you don't already know its pronunciation has traditionally been a daunting
process even for native Chinese speakers. With our handwritten Chinese recognition all you need to
do is to draw the character using your mouse in the proper stroke order. As you do that, the possible
matches are shown on the right. When the desired character appears, simply click on it.
Click on the icon
above to start the handwriting recognizer. See FAQ if you have problems.
Results
Word Decomposition into
their component words and characters, a great way to remember new words and a unique feature of the Chinese
language. View Sample.
Words pronounced for you just by clicking on the white speech bubble icon.
Words sharing the same head word or tail word lets you gain a better understanding
of a word's meaning and proper usage. View Sample.
Extensive Integrated Database of over 200,000 entries is seamlessly integrated with our database of over 20,000 characters.
Our character dictionary provides details about individual characters, their etymology, stroke order, etc.
Free YellowBridge Dictionary Extensions allow you search from any page
using the right mouse button or access the dictionary directly from the browser search field.
Partial matches allows to easily
find words that begin with, end with or contain certain characters or pinyin syllables. In addition, you
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.
Derived words helps understand proper word usage.
Sound alike words helps beginning learners.
Topical word lists gives you instant access to a list of words in the same topic. For example,
when viewing the entry for "apple", you can easily access the list of fruit names.
Proficiency test level, according to popular standards such as the HSK.
Word Search 
Character Search 
Finding a Chinese character when you don't already know its pronunciation has traditionally been a daunting
process even for native Chinese speakers. With our handwritten Chinese recognition all you need to
do is to draw the character using your mouse in the proper stroke order. As you do that, the possible
matches are shown on the right. When the desired character appears, simply click on it.
Click on the 
Words pronounced for you just by clicking on the white speech bubble icon.
