iWord: Chinese Words & Culture

Make Chinese idioms stick. 100K+ entries, offline, no sign-up. Daily word, review, quizzes and games; beautiful share cards; widgets and Siri for practice anytime.

iWord is a carefully crafted offline companion for Chinese language and culture. More than 100,000 entries across idioms (chengyu), xiehouyu, tongue twisters, proverbs, couplets, and riddles. No account, no network - look up, study, practice, and play anytime.

iWord connects lookup, favorites, review, quizzes, and games in one path: learn today, review tomorrow, and keep misses in a wrong-answer book until they stick.

Six categories, one library

• Idioms: meaning, pinyin, source, citations, examples, synonyms, antonyms, usage, and stories; tap related words to keep exploring
• Xiehouyu: see the setup, flip the card to reveal the punchline
• Tongue twisters: practice aloud with optional recording and playback on iOS
• Proverbs: living wisdom for everyday talk
• Couplets: upper and lower lines with notes on craft and imagery
• Riddles: flip to reveal the answer for family fun or class warm-ups

Favorite, speak, copy, and share any entry. Adjust reading size, use clearer pinyin labels, and long-press to copy, speak, or Translate. Create share cards with optional source or answer, and save to Photos.

Powerful search, fully offline

• Full-text search across all six categories, offline
• Find idioms by characters, pinyin, or initials
• Results appear instantly and show each entry type
• Browse in list, grid, or card layouts and tune column count for phone or tablet
• Sort by default order or pinyin; use the A-Z index for idioms and xiehouyu
• Long-press a row to favorite, speak, copy, share, or add to review
• Pin favorites to the top; edit browse history item by item or clear it in one tap

Learn, remember, and absorb

• Spaced-repetition review cards with a 3D flip and 0-5 self score
• Idiom quizzes: meaning from word, word from meaning, or mixed mode
• Wrong-answer book: revisit, remove, or practice again
• Idiom chain and feihualing for playful practice
• Guess xiehouyu and guess riddles: flip to reveal, keep score, and send misses to the wrong-answer book

Learning data stays on device by default; review and wrong answers are not forced to the cloud.

Close at hand in daily life

• Daily Word on Home and widgets, with optional category focus and a way to refresh today's pick
• Toggle Home, Browse, Favorites, and Search tabs to keep the interface focused
• Pin favorites and add words to the review queue
• Optional iCloud sync for favorites and preferences (off by default); fully offline without sync
• Choose from multiple app icons to match your Home Screen style

Widgets, Siri, and Shortcuts

• Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Control Center widgets for Daily Word, Favorites, Learning Progress, and Random discovery
• Siri and Shortcuts for Daily Word, random entries, review, quiz, wrong answers, favorites, search, idiom chain, feihualing, and guessing games
• Home Screen quick actions can be enabled and reordered, with up to four visible
• Spotlight search can open entries across the system
• iword deep links work with Shortcuts and automation

Speak and listen anytime

• Natural text-to-speech with adjustable speed for listening and shadowing
• Optional auto-speak when you open an entry

Thoughtful details, elegant experience

• Interfaces in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and English
• In Traditional Chinese UI, library text converts automatically for a consistent reading flow
• Light and Dark appearance, refined motion, and haptic feedback
• Universal for iPhone, iPad, and Mac
• Fully offline, no account, no ads, no tracking; microphone is only for optional tongue-twister practice, and Photos access is requested only when saving a share card

Built on open data with a modern reading and learning experience. No forced sign-up, no network required - ready on your device when you need it.

Start with today's word. Phrase by phrase, rediscover the beauty of the Chinese language. If iWord helps you, please leave feedback and a rating - every note helps the app keep getting better.