Chinese Dictionary for Palm
Character Search
The Character Search feature allows you to:
- Look up Chinese characters by pinyin, English equivalent, or handwritten input
- Display pinyin, English meaning, usage frequency, and stroke order for any character
- Display common compound words using a character on the character's information screen
- Access extensive list of other compounds using a given character
Compound Search
The Compound Search feature allows you to:
- Look up Chinese compound words by pinyin or English equivalent
- Display pinyin and English meaning for any compound word
- Touch any character in any compound word to view its character information and associated compounds
- Explore relationships among related words
English Search
The English search feature allows you to:
- Find Chinese equivalents for English words and phrases
- Display Chinese characters and words matching an English search term
- Display all definitions containing the search term--not just exact matches
- Touch any character on the results screen to display its character information and associated compounds
Handwritten Character Input
The handwritten character input feature allows you to:
- Look up unknown Chinese characters from a book, newspaper, or street sign
- Use wildcard matching for complex characters
- Find a character using just the first several strokes and the approximate stroke count, even if you
don't know the complete stroke order
- Select the desired character from a list of possible matches
Usage Notes
- The program will work on most Palm PDA devices and Treo Smartphones. To test whether the program will work
on your device, download a free trial copy of the Clavis Flashcards for Palm.
- The program requires that WebSphere Micro Environment Java Virtual Machine (JVM) be installed on the Palm
device. The JVM can be downloaded here.
- The handwriting recognition system is based not on character shape, but on stroke order and number.
Strokes must be entered in the correct order for a character to be recognized.
- To use the wildcard feature when drawing a character, enter the first several strokes and then draw a circle
next to them. Enter the number of additional strokes at the prompt below, either as a single number
or as a range (eg 2 or 3-5).