nciku - online C-E dictionary with handwriting input

[onebir]

I just came across this & it seems to work ok (although with only a touchpad for handwriting characters, I can't really assess it fully).

Not sure about which dictionary it uses. According to this thread it's CEDICT, but my I didn't notice a reference to this on the site (maybe I missed it). And it's a product of Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, which presumably has a few C-E dictionaries in its catalogue...

The website's www.nciku.com

[imcgraw]

Chinese-Tools has handwriting recognition for characters as well. Also I think there's a way to install Microsoft's standard handwriting recognition software on a laptop or desktop as well, though I've never tried it. A tablet PC or a pocket dictionary with a pen is the best though. Handwriting recognition is essential for learning characters in my opinion. It's a great way to avoid spending large quantities of valuable study time counting strokes, deducing radicals, and flipping through dictionary indices.

[y051313]

Cool recommendation You don't need a Java Runtime Environment installed on your pc to use this handwriting input tool. Pinyin is shown when you move mouse on the character. Wonderful idea to combine the handwriting input and C-E dictionary. I really like it. Better to have a bilingual interface so that more Chinese learners will benefit from it.

[roddy]

Nciku is produced by NHN China, which is an offshoot of one of Korea's main portals I believe - also behind the search engine Naver?

[null]

the interface makes the dictionary very intriguing. Hand input available.

http://www.nciku.com/

[roddy]

Merging - it's been discovered before.

[johnmck]

What I like about this dictionary are the examples of word usage.