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Hanyu Pinyin Reader

by Jomardyan Hayk · Education
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Read Chinese webpages with local, phrase-aware Pinyin. Customize tones, appearance, selection actions, and site preferences.

Users
8
store count
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
1
total ratings
Store rank
#209K
#174K among extensions
Version
1.1.0
updated 18 Sep 2026

Users

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048Sep 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 8 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

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001Sep 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 1 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Hanyu Pinyin Reader

Hanyu Pinyin Reader adds local Hanyu Pinyin pronunciation annotations to Chinese text on webpages, so users can read and learn Chinese more easily. This is the extension's only function. Main features -Above-text ruby, hover, after-text, and hidden modes, with word or character display and three tone formats. -Resumable DOM scanning, bounded conversion chunks, bounded LRU caching, mutation handling, and open Shadow DOM observation and restoration. -Reversible text annotations, safe selection actions, copy without duplicate Pinyin, and exclusions for code, forms, editors, hidden content, and existing ruby. -Accessible popup controls, live status, rescan, cache clearing, advanced settings, exact-host rules, validated settings import and export. *Declared Japanese and Korean content is excluded by default. Enable the advanced language option to process Han characters there. Names, rare characters, and ambiguous phrases can still receive imperfect pronunciations.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−1−11.1%00.00

Version history

1 versions recorded
1.1.018 Sep 2026

Details

Category
Education
First seen
18 Sep 2026
Size
818 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
github.com
Extension ID
kepkcndkeckaieehfkgcaomghjafkdpd

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 1, likelihood 3
Permissions
storagecontextMenusactiveTab

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