Outlier Dictionary of Chinese Characters

phz

秀才
This product is a nice addition even for young learners to recognize the sound and semantic components.
Looking forward to more entries and feature additions. There's a good chance that I will spend more money than I should ^^
 

pdwalker

状元
Just to note: While I have not used the Outlier dictionary a lot, I do look and I am starting to guess character pronunciations based on the little I have learned from the Outlier dictionary so far.
 

举人
I read on Outlier's blog that update 1.1 is nearly here. Does Pleco have any news on this front?
 

lechuan

秀才
Just wondering, is the long term plan to keep this is a standalone dictionary? Or are there plans to install it as an add-on that will integrate with the "CHARS" tab?

Normally, I look in the dictionary listings for definitions, and click on the CHARS tab to find out more about a character.
 
It's out! Here's a screen shot:

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More screen shots and info about this release available here.
 

mikelove

皇帝
Staff member
They look clean here - what brand / model of phone + version of Android is this?

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ARChon Custom Runtime 2.1.0 - x86_6441.4410.238.0 // Pleco Chinese Dictionary 3.2.23
Archon + Pleco 3.2.47, not so bad: anyway ARChon is not Android (perhaps it's similar to Chromium OS, but I'm not an expert...)
My nexus5x & Android 7.1.2 has a better image.
 

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mikelove

皇帝
Staff member
Ah, yes, probably some combination of the lower resolution of (most) desktop screens + ARChon not shipping with a very good image scaling algorithm. We're thinking about adding support for embedded vector images (SVGs) in our 4.0 update, which might render better.
 
Just a suggestion. In entries like 高, to add this piece of information: "高 gāo is a sound component in 膏 搞 稿 敲 (among other characters)".
 

Dunhuang17

秀才
How do I buy this?

I have looked everywhere in the 'Add Ons' section but I can't find it...

How much is it in £ Pounds? I want the Expert edition.
 
Only the Mini Edition is currently available in Pleco. The Essentials and Expert Editions can be pre-ordered through our website. If you pre-order, you'll get the current version plus updates until your chosen version is complete.
 
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