Cdian - Chinese Dictionary

Name: Cdian - Chinese Dictionary
Rating: 5 (409 reviews)
Author: Richard L

By: Richard L

An English-Chinese dictionary that presents clear, concise, and quick results.

Features & Capabilities

Cdian is a lightweight and completely offline English-Chinese dictionary extension designed for fast and efficient lookup. Users can search words in Chinese characters, pinyin, or English, with flexible search methods including radical lookup and limited wildcard support for Chinese. It supports toggling between simplified and traditional character sets and offers both light and dark themes for comfortable use.

Additional features include integration with AnkiDroid for direct word transfer, bookmarking capabilities, and a minimalistic, ad-free user interface. Cdian requires approximately 21MB of external storage for dictionary files, making it a compact yet powerful tool for learners and speakers of Chinese.

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1.7 Last updated: 2016-01-18

Creation date:

2013-06-05

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ri*****@gmail.com

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Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-06

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# 294,942 ▼ 1,133

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Developed by:

Richard L

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ric.Cdian

Email:

ri*****@gmail.com

User Reviews

Users praise Cdian for its extensive and detailed Chinese dictionary content, offline availability, simplicity, and useful search features like radicals. It is valued for both quick reference and vocabulary building. However, multiple reviews mention issues with the component search not combining highlights properly, and missing features such as stroke order animations, character analysis, bookmarks, and AnkiDroid import compared to similar apps. Overall, users find it a useful and neat app but hope for feature improvements in future updates.

Pros

Extensive and detailed coverage of Chinese characters and words with pinyin and usage frequency.
App works offline without needing wifi or data, making it convenient.
Simple and neat user interface suitable for daily use and quick reference.
Search by radicals/component feature is appreciated and interesting.
The app is useful for vocabulary extension and learning Chinese effectively.

Cons

Component search feature does not allow combining multiple characters properly; only one can be highlighted at a time.
Lacks certain features present in the developer's Japanese dictionary app, such as stroke order animation, character analysis, and search by common words.
Missing bookmarks and importing to AnkiDroid functionality compared to other apps like Pleco.
Some users find the app less refined compared to the Japanese dictionary counterpart.
No audio/pronunciation features available.

Recent reviews

这是好的学习的时(this app was very satisfied me and good for me to learn)◉‿◉

un*****, 2021-07-16

There is something wrong with the component search. It won't add up the characters I highlight. Immediately I try to highlight more than one, the previous one becomes unhighlighted and it doesn't form a new character. This happens with whichever ones I put together.