Requirements
- Java runtime 1.5 or higher
- Windows (Vista, XP, 2000, NT, Me, 98) , Mac OS X or Linux platform.
Main features
- cross-platform application (Windows Vista, XP, 2000, NT), Mac OS X, Linux
easy to install (just double-click on the executable and follow the installation wizard, - available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese,
- decomposition of each character in its radical components,
- character pronunciation (native mandarin voice),
- essential information on a character (stroke number, pinyin, radical decomposition, meaning, category, commentary, memorizing tips) are displayed in a flash card,
- display of all the characters at a glance,
- the user can create, update and delete his own flash cards,
- the user can create his personal character lists,
- traditional or simplified character visualisation,
- printable flashcards,
- searchable database (the "meaning", "pinyin", "commentary" or "memorizing tips" fields are searchable,
- customizable chinese character font,
- 3 cards visualisation orders: random, ascending, descending,
- three learning mode (character hiding, meaning hiding, both),
- more than 280 character filters (radical, non radical, pictogram, etc),
- graphically close characters selection,
- character type statistics,
- radicals tab,
- automatic cards displaying (automatic navigation mode),
Features to be implemented in the future
In the future, the following features will be added :
- a new filter allowing the user to search all the characters containing a given radical,
- dictionary printing,
- dynamic character drawing,
- hand written character recognition.