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Zhongwen character sidebar BETA

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Overview

THIS EXTENSION IS FOR BETA TESTING. Highlight Chinese text to see pinyin, definitions and audio in the side panel.

THIS EXTENSION IS FOR BETA TESTING. This is the early-access version of Zhongwen character sidebar, used to try new features before they reach the regular version. It may change often and can contain bugs. If you just want the dictionary, install the regular version instead. Please report problems and ideas with the "Send feedback" link at the bottom of the side panel, or at https://github.com/seshness/zhongwen-crx/issues. WHAT IT DOES Highlight Chinese text on a web page and the side panel shows each word's characters, tone-coloured pinyin, English definitions and pronunciation. Highlight a sentence for a scrolling list of every word in it; click a word for its own page with its characters and related words; follow words linked inside definitions; switch between Traditional and Simplified; search by Chinese, pinyin or English. Works offline with the built-in CC-CEDICT dictionary. HOW TO USE Click the toolbar icon (or press Alt+Shift+Z) to open the side panel, then highlight Chinese text on the page. Right-click a selection on any page and choose "Look up in Zhongwen character sidebar BETA". To have highlights looked up on every site, tick "Look up highlights on every site" at the bottom of the side panel. PRIVACY Lookups happen entirely on your computer. The extension sends anonymous feature-usage statistics (never the words you look up or the pages you visit) to Google Analytics; turn this off at the bottom of the side panel. Details: https://github.com/seshness/zhongwen-crx/blob/main/PRIVACY.md CREDITS Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=cc-cedict), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Font: AR PL UKai, © 1999 Arphic Technology Co., Ltd. and the CJK Unifonts contributors, modified and distributed under the Arphic Public License. Source code (MIT): https://github.com/seshness/zhongwen-crx

Details

  • Version
    1.0.1.8 beta (4c345ab)
  • Updated
    October 19, 2026
  • Offered by
    seshness
  • Size
    7.89MiB
  • Languages
    English
  • Developer
    Email
    seshness8@gmail.com
  • Non-trader
    This developer has not identified itself as a trader. For consumers in the European Union, please note that consumer rights do not apply to contracts between you and this developer.

Privacy

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Zhongwen character sidebar BETA has disclosed the following information regarding the collection and usage of your data. More detailed information can be found in the developer's privacy policy.

Zhongwen character sidebar BETA handles the following:

User activity
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  • Not being sold to third parties, outside of the approved use cases
  • Not being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality
  • Not being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes

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