Hanzi Notes

Point at any Chinese word and Hanzi Notes shows its pinyin and meaning instantly. Press S to save it. Each word you save becomes a study note, kept with the sentence you found it in and the page it came from. LOOK UP WORDS AS YOU READ • Hover over Chinese text to see pinyin and English meanings • Finds whole words, not just single characters • Make the word shorter or longer with ← and → • Works in articles, subtitles, iframes and most web apps • Prefer it only on demand? Turn hover off and hold Alt (Option on Mac) instead SAVE IN ONE KEY • Press S on the word card, or right-click selected text → "Save to Hanzi Notes" • The sentence around the word is saved with it, so you remember where you met it • Each note gets meanings, part of speech, example sentences with pinyin, and a translation of your sentence READ TEXT IN IMAGES • Press Alt+Shift+S (Option+Shift+S on Mac) and drag over Chinese text in an image, video or screenshot • Pick the words you want from the list, or save them all automatically STUDY ON YOUR PHONE • Click "Use on my phone" and scan the QR code. Your words appear on your phone • Add it to your home screen and it opens like an app, even offline • No sign-up, no email, no password YOUR WORDS, YOUR WAY • Export to Anki, CSV or Markdown • Mark words as new, learning or known; add your own notes and tags • Simplified or traditional characters; translations in many languages PRIVACY Lookups happen on your computer. Nothing leaves the page until you save a word or read a screenshot. When you read a screenshot, only the area you select is sent, and images are never stored. No ads, no tracking. Privacy policy: https://hanzi-notes.vercel.app/privacy Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (MDBG), CC BY-SA 4.0.