Jade Chinese Dictionary

Chinese dictionary for learners who want offline lookup, tone-marked pinyin, stroke order, HSK vocabulary and grammar, and spaced repetition in one app.

Jade is more than a dictionary: a complete Chinese learning ecosystem that also runs on the web and in Chrome, with your lists, Smart Review and stats in sync. Jade Dictionary is an offline Chinese–English dictionary with 120,000+ CC-CEDICT entries. Search by character, pinyin, or English. See animated stroke order for every character. Practice with flashcards, quizzes, listening, handwriting, tones, and grammar blanks. Remember words with Smart Review (FSRS). No ads. Works without Wi‑Fi after install.

Most of Jade stays free—core dictionary, translation, HSK 2.0 & 3.0 vocabulary, HSK 3.0 grammar search and Level 1, practice modes, slang & culture packs, and most add-ons. Optional one-time unlocks: HSK Grammar Pack ($6.99) for Levels 2–6, unlimited Blank practice and grammar in Smart Review; Jade Assistant ($7.99) for floating Pocket · Camera · Screen OCR; Cantonese ($7.99) for Jyutping; and Expanded Domain Lists ($6.99) for ~350 words per curated topic.

CHINESE DICTIONARY — OFFLINE

• 120,000+ Chinese–English entries (CC-CEDICT)

• Simplified & traditional · tone-marked pinyin with optional tone colors · optional Zhuyin · local audio

• Stroke-order animations (简 / 繁 / both)

• Examples, Similar words (meaning · sound · look), Words tab (starts / ends / inside), radicals on every word page (free Radicals add-on), Chengyu look-up cards, Word of the Day

• Share, clipboard, and select text in any app → Open in Jade Reader

LEARN CHINESE — HSK VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

• HSK 2.0 (1–6) and HSK 3.0 (1–9) ready-made vocabulary lists

• HSK 3.0 Grammar (231 points) — free: search, examples, custom grammar lists, Level 1 list and a 5-question Blank taste. HSK Grammar Pack ($6.99 one-time): Levels 2–6 lists, unlimited Blank quiz/type, and grammar in Smart Review

• Smart Review (FSRS): Again / Hard / Good / Easy — vocabulary free; grammar cards with the Grammar Pack

• Six modes: Cards, Quiz, Listen, Match, Handwriting, Tones

• Weak Review · Retry Missed · streaks & per-word accuracy

• Premade topic lists (travel, food, business, STEM)—starters included; expand with Domain Lists

CANTONESE — JYUTPING (OPTIONAL, $7.99 ONE-TIME)

• Cantonese–English entries with Jyutping, tone colors and a Hong Kong voice

• Search by English, Jyutping, pinyin or characters; tap a character to see and hear it

• Cantonese lists, Smart Review and practice, including a Jyutping tones quiz

LOOK UP ANY CHARACTER FAST

• Handwriting recognition

• Jade Assistant — Pocket lookup, Camera OCR & Screen OCR (sentence carousel)

• Voice search

• Reader in Tools — paste Chinese text and tap any word to look it up

• On-device Chinese ↔ English translation—tap a word to open the dictionary

• Draggable search shortcut on Practice and more screens

LISTS, PACKS, NEWS & SYNC

• Custom lists & folders · Anki export

• Add-ons hub by category: Radicals, Chengyu, Moedict, Xiehouyu, Chinese Names, Slang, Culture, Cantonese

• HSK Grammar Pack (optional $6.99, one-time) — Levels 2–6, Blank practice, Smart Review grammar

• Expanded Domain Lists (~350 words/topic; optional $6.99) — STEM, health, work, travel & more

• Jade News — Home inbox; Settings for optional push and in-app/email delivery

• Contact the developer from Home when signed in

• Optional Google sync with the web app (app.jadedictionary.com) and the Chrome extension

• Home widgets & daily reminders for Smart Review

WHO IT’S FOR

Beginners learning first characters, students preparing for HSK 2.0 or 3.0 exams, travelers who need a reliable offline Mandarin dictionary, and advanced learners building long-term vocabulary and grammar.

Download Jade Dictionary—look it up, see how it’s written, practice it, remember it.