Nciku AlternativesDictionaries and other similar apps like Nciku

Nciku is described as 'English Chinese dictionary, help learning Chinese language, Chinese character, and Chinese pinyin. Dictionary with Chinese handwriting recognition, pinyin translation, audio Chinese words pronunciation and mandarin MP3 making' and is a Dictionary in the education & reference category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Nciku, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Android Tablet, iPad and Mac apps. The best Nciku alternative is Syng, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Nciku are Hanzi Deck, wenlin, Pleco and MDBG English to Chinese dictionary.

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  1. Syng icon
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    Syng is a free, open source, cross platform Chinese to English dictionary and study toolset made for the desktop operating systems.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Hanzi Deck icon
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    Hanzi Deck is a Chinese character learning app designed to help you master strokes writing, memorize, and build vocabulary at your own pace and choice.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
     
  3. wenlin icon
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    Wenlin software makes learning Chinese easier and more interesting, for begining students, life-long speakers, and scholars alike. It combines a comprehensive Chinese dictionary, a Unicode text editor, and flashcards. For MS-Windows and Macintosh.

    13 wenlin alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  4. Pleco icon
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    Pleco is the ultimate Chinese learning companion - an integrated Chinese English dictionary / document reader / flashcard system with fullscreen handwriting input and live camera-based character lookups, from a company with 15 years' experience making mobile Chinese learning...

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  5. This website offers more than just a dictionary, it offers various tools such as: flashcards, quizzes, text annotation, Chinese text input and more. The MDBG dictionary is used in many schools and universities all over the world, discover why!.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Facebook
     
  6. ChineseSkill icon
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    Chinese language has and does deserve its notoriety for heartbreaking difficulty. If that wasn’t bad enough, most of the resources available for learning Mandarin Chinese are expensive, and time-consuming.

    25 ChineseSkill alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  7. Hanping is Android's most user-friendly offline dictionary for learning Chinese. Includes handwriting recognition, native speaker audio, stroke animations, AnkiDroid integration and much more. Free (Lite) and paid (Pro) versions available.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
     
  8. YiyaHanyu icon
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    The apps contains 300+ Real-life Dialogues,both in daily life and in business encounters.Yiyahanyu employs Speech recognition and evaluation, human-machine conversation and language skill practices including Listening, speaking, reading, writing.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  9. Free online dictionary with suggestions of words that start / end with searched character. Requires that you turn ad blockers off.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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