Zhongzhong: An improved Chinese Dictionary

Currently the best Chinese popup dictionary. More features. Frequently updated.

The most up-to-date Chinese dictionary extension for Chrome. Easier to use, with more features and more frequently updated than any other. Hover over the Chinese words to get their pronunciation and meaning. Turn it on and off by clicking on the extension icon. Better than Perapera and Zhongwen, with more functionality: - **Read aloud** with mainland and Taiwan options - **Hanzi character information** - **Stroke order animation** - Cleaner white default theme - Enable/disable Pinyin, Zhuyin and definitions - More lookup options - Bug fixes Zhongzhong is in active development. Request a feature and we'll consider it for implementation! https://github.com/PabloRomanH/zhongzhong/issues For detailed usage instructions and keyboard shortcuts, check out the message that is displayed after turning on the extension. **Changes**: 1.3.0 - Setting colors for the tones is now also applied to zhuyin. - Stroke animations are working again. - Updated to the latest version of the CEDICT Chinese dictionary (February 26 2023. 1.2.9 - Added option to disable Skritter shortcut. - Updated to the latest version of the CEDICT Chinese dictionary (March 27 2020). 1.2.8 - Fixed shortcuts with Alt. - Updated to the latest version of the CEDICT Chinese dictionary (November 22 2019). 1.2.7 - Key shortcut to enable/disable the extension can be remapped to any Alt + [key] combination. - Key shortcuts to open online references can be disabled in the options. - Updated to the latest version of the CEDICT Chinese dictionary (July 20 2019). 1.2.6 - **Enable and disable the extension with the new key shortcut**: Alt + Z - Disabling tone colors now also affects Zhuyin. - Changing font now also affects Zhuyin. - Updated to the latest version of the CEDICT Chinese dictionary (November 10 2018). - Several small fixes. 1.2.4 - New option in the options page to disable quick settings key shortcuts for people who don't use them. - When adjusting the vertical position of the popup (with X/Y keys) the position is now remembered until you disable the extension. - Dictionary selection is now forgotten when you disable the extension and enable it again. You can still choose the default dictionary in the options page. - Updated to the latest version of the CEDICT Chinese dictionary (March 21 2018). 1.2.3 - Fixed a bug with some characters with variants. - Updated to the latest version of the CEDICT Chinese dictionary (Jan 21 2018). 1.2.2 - Fixed Taiwanese read-aloud setting. - You can now change the color of tones in the options page. - Updated to the latest version of the CEDICT Chinese dictionary (Dec 26 2017). 1.2.1 - Fixed YellowBridge lookup. - JuKuu lookup blocked by JuKuu. Disabling it for now. - Updated to the latest version of the CEDICT Chinese dictionary (Dec 17 2017). 1.2.0 - Added Chinese Cangjie codes in hanzi view. - Fixed position of stroke order animation. - Updated Chinese Grammar Wiki keywords. - Updated to the latest version of the CEDICT Chinese dictionary (Nov 19 2017). 1.1.4 - Added keyboard shortcut guide to the options page. - Updated to the latest version of the CEDICT Chinese dictionary (May 19 2017). 1.1.3 - Fixed some bugs in Zhuyin (Bopomofo) - Updated to the latest version of the CEDICT Chinese dictionary (February 7 2017). 1.1.2 - **Stroke order animations** integrated in the Hanzi information view! - Can change the default dictionary to the Hanzi information view. - Updated to the latest version of the CEDICT Chinese dictionary (November 11 2016). 1.1.1 - Updated to the latest version of the CEDICT Chinese dictionary (October 7 2016). 1.1.0 - Added lookup for hanzi stroke order and the Koohii.com Heisig study tool. - Updated to the latest version of the CEDICT Chinese dictionary (September 11 2016). 1.0.9 - **Read-aloud!** Press the 'V' key to hear the pronunciation of the word. 1.0.8 - **Hanzi information!** Press the Enter or Shift keys to switch to the new Hanzi information view and back. - Updated to the latest version of the CEDICT Chinese dictionary (July 17 2016). 1.0.7 - Updated graphics and icons. 1.0.6 - Updated to the latest version of the CEDICT Chinese dictionary (April 16 2016) with more than 700 added entries and 2600 improved entries. 1.0.5 - Cosmetic improvements to the default white theme. - Updated to the latest version of the CEDICT Chinese dictionary (November 28). - Added 2 new online lookup resources: Moedict and Baidu Baike. 1.0.3 - Redesigned options page. Now configuration is applied instantly. - Added option to choose between 3 different fonts: serif, sans-serif and handwritten. - For old or alternative characters: Now their definitions are showed instead of showing only a rather unuseful message "variant of ...". 1.0.2 - Added option to disable showing definitions. - Added keybindings to toggle showing Pinyin, Zhuyin and definitions. - New default white theme. - Option to show only traditional or simplified characters. 1.0.1 - Updated to last CEDICT Chinese dictionary version. - Added option to disable Pinyin.