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Hanzi Recognizer

Handwriting recognition and dictionary for simplified and traditional Chinese.

Nikolay Elenkov · org.nick.hanzirecognizer

Not rated yet 50K+ downloads v2.6.1 5.8 MB Android 5.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

At a glance

Latest version
v2.6.1 (2614)
Updated
Jun 8, 2024 (2 years ago)
APK size
5.8 MB
Requires
Android 5.0+ (API 21)
CPU support
ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Category
Books & Reference (app)
Listed since
Feb 6, 2021 (at least)
Permissions
7 (1 sensitive)
Website
nelenkov.blogspot.com
Developer contact
[email protected]

About this APK

Hanzi Recognizer is an app by Nikolay Elenkov in the Books & Reference category, listed since at least February 2021. It includes native code for ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

It asks for 7 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: modify shared storage. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

What's new in v2.6.1

* Added up button to details screen * Bug fixes

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Handwritten character recognition and dictionary for simplified and traditional Chinese. * New: Support for Anki 2.0 (AnkiDroid) * New: Text to speech support. Just install the eSpeak TTS engine and get audio pronunciation for hanzi (free) or compounds (premium only). Premium features available: search by reading/meaning, compound search, favorites and history. You can upgrade form within the application (Settings->Upgrade to premium), no need to download a separate application. Premium upgrade price: around $3.99 (varies slightly by location/exchange rate. Press the 'Upgrade' button to display the Android Market dialog with the current price). Just draw a character, tap 'Recognize' and select a candidate to display character reading, meaning, radical and hear audio pronunciation . Search by reading or meaning, as well as compound search also available (premium only). Characters/compounds you view are automatically saved to history and can be marked as favorite (premium only). Follow proper, or at least basic (left to right, top to bottom, horizontal before vertical, etc.), stroke order for best results. Features: * Full tablet support (v2.0) * Audio pronunciation for hanzi and compounds (uses the eSpeak text-to-speech engine) * Search on stroke -- recognition candidates are displayed automatically as you draw * Adjustable candidates font size * Adjustable drawing pen size and color * Shake to delete stroke/clear all * Favorites and history (premium only) * Favorites Excel (CSV) and Anki export (premium only) * Search by reading and meaning (premium only) * Compound search (premium only) * Supports both traditional and simplified Chinese * Works offline (Internet connections is only required to download resources on first run). * Integrated character database with more than 70,000 entries * Stroke annotation * Undo (removes last stroke) * Pinyin and Jyutping readings * Radical display * Character decomposition into components * Display character component details * Copy and append to clipboard Not a handwriting input method (IME). Ad-supported (ads are not displayed if you upgrade to premium). Version 2.0 requires Android 2.1 and later. Earlier Android versions can use version 1.7.2. Email me for bug reports and feature requests: [email protected] Follow me on Twitter for latest updates: @kapitanpetko http://twitter.com/kapitanpetko Release announcements and detailed explanation of new features on my blog: http://nelenkov.blogspot.jp/search/label/hanzi-recognizer Google+ page: https://plus.google.com/u/0/116773495639948602415

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Certificate issued to “Nikolay Elenkov” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature verified Jun 8, 2024
  • Signed byCN=Nikolay Elenkov, L=Tokyo-to, ST=Tokyo, C=JP
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)A1:BD:C7:07:F7:D9:22:E9:84:51:E8:54:01:A2:CD:71:AE:2A:7B:4B
  • File MD54f333a80bf0c07cfd163baf3cf59beb6
  • Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (7)

Hanzi Recognizer requests 7 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

Hanzi Recognizer APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.

Is Hanzi Recognizer free?

The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

Is the Hanzi Recognizer APK safe?

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