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Chinese Console Popup Dictionary

by pixelearth.net · Workflow & Planning
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Hover over Chinese characters for definitions, images, examples, visualizations, radicals, frequencies, HSK info, & more

Users
991
+38 in 30 days
Rating
4.3 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
17
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#32K
#27K among extensions
Version
1.5.1
updated 29 Dec 2024

Users

monthly, 3 years
100546991Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 991 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
31017Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 17 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Chinese Console Popup Dictionary

Chinese Console - Popup Chinese-English Dictionary is a tool to help you read, explore, and better understand the Chinese characters in any web page on the web. By hovering over words and characters you are interested in, detailed information will be shown in the console area. The information that Chinese Console shows includes: - Mandarin Chinese-English Dictionary definitions - Simplified and Traditional characters - Pinyin tone pronunciation - Animated stroke order digrams - A list of example words that a character occurs in - A list of similar characters (eg 大犬六穴太尢) - Character radical composition information - View images associated with the searched word - Colorize all characters on the page by frequency in the language - Colorize all characters on the page by frequency on the page - A flexible layout (display in corners, or on left or right side - Floatable mode, where a box of information follows your cursor - Colorized themes, including light mode, dark mode, "morning", "ocean", "forest" & "candy" - Minimized mode - Navigate a history of searched words - Search by typing interface - HSK level information - Configurable to display only info you want - Global and Site-specific configuration - Configurable hot-key (alt, ctl...) to activate console You can color the characters on the page according to how common (green) or uncommon (red) the character is so you know how "important" the character is. Using this "distribution frequency" you can colorize characters by frequency in the language as a whole (based on a Chinese web corpus), or the page being viewed. Another common way to know how "important" or "difficult" a character is is by using the HSK level (汉语水平考试 (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi ), Chinese Proficiency Test administered by the Hanban. Chinese Console Characters are formed by radicals, and Chinese Console decomposes characters into radicals for better understanding. At the touch of a button you can view images associated with the word you've looked up to get a better idea of what that word means on the web. You can also customize where the console appears on the page so that your content is always easily viewable. If you don't need to display some of this information the console can be configured to show only what you need. You can also maintain a separate configuration (position, and info display) both globally (all pages) and per-site if needed. The console uses a 'hot-key' to activate it's searching, to stay out of the way of normal page interactions. This key is configurable by you in a variety of ways for both Mac and PC users. ROADMAP - Integrate Extension with a website backend so users can track their own words and pages. CHANGELOG Version 1.4.2 - Added animated stroke order diagrams for characters Version 1.4.1 - Added colored theme support Version 1.4.0 - Character information is now shown for sub-words and all characters. In previous version results for 共同体 would only show info for 共同体 and 共. In version 1.4 results will show 共同体, 共同, 共,同 and 体. - A link to donate to support the project is now provided. - Long words (5 chars or more) now show in smaller text, to prevent overlapping display.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+21+2.2%00.00
30 days+38+4.0%00.00
6 months+24+2.5%00.00
1 year+146+17.3%+2−0.18

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Chinese Console Popup Dictionary appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
console#250
popup#69−25
dictionary#75−14

Version history

13 versions recorded
1.5.129 Dec 2024
1.4.420 Mar 2023
1.4.520 Mar 2023
1.4.317 Oct 2022
1.4.225 Sep 2022
1.4.119 Sep 2022
1.4.013 Sep 2022
1.3.014 Dec 2020

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
20 Feb 2020
Size
7.5 MB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
mekipefdgdacoicbibojhhjppiiaoidp

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 1, likelihood 1
Permissions
activeTabstorage

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