Outlier Dictionary of Chinese Characters

[John Renfroe]

Yes, both are included. You can download either, or both.

 

[phz]

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]

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.

 

[澳]

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

 

[mikelove]

Just that update 1.1 is nearly here

 

[John Renfroe]

Data sent to Pleco. It was a bigger update than we even realized.

Announcement here, along with details about all the new stuff in this release.

 

[lechuan]

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.

 

[mikelove]

Long-term plan is to integrate it - actually the plan is that the tabs themselves will be customizable in 4.0 or 4.1.

 

[John Renfroe]

It's out! Here's a screen shot:

More screen shots and info about this release available here.

 

[Furio Petrossi]

Better and better!...

 

[pdwalker]

pretty!

[edit:] I was about to ask why I couldn't see the coloring, but then I read your update notes.

Update your copy of Pleco folks! Don't be dumb like me and wonder why you are not seeing everything.

 

[ACardiganAndAFrown]

not to nitpick but: ancient forms, red/black simplified characters and stroke order doesn't look nearly as crisp or clean on andorid

 

[mikelove]

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

 

[ACardiganAndAFrown]

ARChon Custom Runtime 2.1.0 - x86_6441.4410.238.0 // Pleco Chinese Dictionary 3.2.23

 

[Furio Petrossi]

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.

 

[mikelove]

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.

 

[sobriaebritas]

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)".

 

[John Renfroe]

That sort of thing will be in the Essentials and Expert Editions. Check out the "System" tab in the entries for 立, 各, and 尚 in our demo for an idea of what that may look like (though the actual implementation may be different).

 

[Dunhuang17]

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.

 

[John Renfroe]

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.