# PinyinPop : Instant Chinese Lookup

> Hover over any Chinese character for instant pinyin, tone colors, and definitions.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `pinyinpop`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** WooP
- **Category:** web-development,language-support
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-22
- **First published:** 2026-06-18
- **Size:** 5.20 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/pinyinpop/)

## Description

🀄 Instant Chinese definitions, right where you read.

Hover over any Chinese text to get pinyin, tone colors, and English definitions in a clean pop-up — no tab switching, no interruptions.

What you get:
<ul><li>🔤 Simplified &amp; traditional character support</li><li>🎨 Hanyu Pinyin with color-coded tones for faster memorization</li><li>⌨️ Keyboard navigation — move word by word or character by character</li><li>🔛 One-click toggle to enable/disable anytime</li><li>🔡 Optional Zhuyin (Bopomofo) display</li></ul>
Built for learners: 🎓
<ul><li>Save words to a built-in list and export directly to Anki</li><li>Grammar links via the Chinese Grammar Wiki</li><li>Skritter integration for vocabulary export</li><li>Powered by CC-CEDICT, a trusted open-source Chinese-English dictionary</li></ul>
Click the PinyinPop icon to activate. Hover. Learn. 🚀

## Rankings

- #94,239 — Overall
- #117 — lookup
- #212 — definition

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `tabs`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pinyinpop)