HoverWord - Chinese to English

Hover on Chinese text to get word pinyin, definition and more! Minimal disruption to page viewing.

HoverWord - Chinese to English

HoverWord - Chinese to English is a Chrome extension that allows you to mouse over Chinese characters on web pages to instantly see the word's pinyin, definition, and more. It offers extended reading support and minimal disruption to your normal page-viewing experience. You can also use the SHIFT key to control the display of the information window and access word sound and sample word usages through small buttons.

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Extension stats

By: https://www.typingchinese.com

Users: 570

Rating: 4.33

(3)

Version: 1.2 (Last updated: 2024-06-03)

Creation date: 2018-09-06

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

*://*/*
contextMenus
activeTab
storage
clipboardWrite

Size: 4.65M

Email: su*****@TypingChinese.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 39,102 ▲ 362

Other rankings

#284 in Education ▼ 1

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

This utility let you just mouse over a Chinese character on web page, then the meaning and pinyin will show up in a popup window.

Extended reading is essential in learning Chinese.

Minimized disruption to normal page-viewing.

User may opt to use SHIFT key to control the popping up of the info window.

Two small buttons will also appear to enable users to hear word sound and sample word usages.

User reviews

Has this tool stopped working?

Ana Ćavar, 2024-10-09

simplified only, no option to also show traditional

bio, 2024-08-11

Very useful tool for learning both Chinese and Eglish. Easy to use and enable/disable. Love it.

Yuling Chen, 2021-09-10

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Extension safety

Risk impact

HoverWord - Chinese to English requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.