Hanzi Burst

Select Chinese text on any page to see pinyin, meaning and how each character breaks down into parts. Works offline.

Hanzi Burst helps you read Chinese and learn characters in context. Select Chinese text on any page, or just hover over it, and a card shows: • pinyin and the meaning of the word • the full breakdown of every character into its component parts, down to the radicals, with pinyin and meaning for each part • which parts you already know Mark characters as known with one click. Tiles are painted green (known), blue (all parts known) or amber (some parts known). The "My characters" page lists what you know and what is ready to learn next. The list stays on your device and can be copied to or from hanzi.lipu.dev. Features • Two modes: selection or mouse hover • Simplified and traditional characters • Interface in English and Russian • Dark theme • Turn off per site in one click • Fully offline: the dictionary ships inside the extension, nothing is sent anywhere • No ads, no analytics, no account Dictionary data: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL), CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0), Unicode/Unihan.