# Chinese Stroke Dictionary

> Master Chinese Character Writing with the Ultimate Stroke Order Dictionary App.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ansami.hkchinesechar](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ansami.hkchinesechar)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.ansami.hkchinesechar`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ansami
- **Category:** EDUCATION
- **Downloads:** 263,185
- **Rating:** 4.46 / 5 (1,839 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.4.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-04
- **First published:** 2018-11-09
- **Publisher country:** HK
- **Size:** 23 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ansami.hkchinesechar)
- **Website:** [https://app.ansami.com](https://app.ansami.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://app.ansami.com/privacy-policy.html](https://app.ansami.com/privacy-policy.html)

## Description

The Chinese Stroke Dictionary is the ultimate app designed to help beginners master Chinese character writing effortlessly. Featuring over 5,000 characters, it provides step-by-step stroke order animations for both traditional and simplified Chinese, aiding users in accurate and confident writing.

Beyond stroke order, the app offers pronunciations in Cantonese and Putonghua with clear English definitions. Users can expand their language skills with Chinese idioms and contextual example sentences. Engaging interactive quizzes make learning enjoyable, perfect for beginners aiming to build vocabulary and fluency. Download now and start your journey towards mastering Chinese writing!

## Rankings

- #139,113 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.ansami.hkchinesechar.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Users broadly praise the app as a useful learning tool with clear stroke-order guidance, support for traditional and simplified characters, and dual Mandarin/Cantonese pronunciations. It’s valued for its learning features and the ability to repeat guides. However, concerns recur about stroke-order accuracy for certain characters, app stability (crashes during use), usability issues (no history feature), and incomplete word coverage offline. Overall, it’s a strong resource for stroke guidance and character learning, but reliability and content completeness could be improved.

### Pros

- Clear stroke-order guidance that helps learners write Chinese characters
- Supports both traditional and simplified Chinese characters
- Provides Mandarin and Cantonese pronunciations
- Useful overall learning tool with features like radicals and repeatable guides for writing and pronunciation

### Cons

- Stroke-order accuracy can be inconsistent for some characters (e.g., 性, 學) according to user reports
- Crashes frequently, especially with search and back/swipe actions
- Usability issues; not very intuitive and lacks a history feature
- Some words are missing and content may require online access or is incomplete offline

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