{"id":2088,"date":"2014-12-05T17:15:05","date_gmt":"2014-12-05T09:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?p=2088"},"modified":"2022-06-05T13:58:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T05:58:12","slug":"need-a-nciku-alternative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/need-a-nciku-alternative\/","title":{"rendered":"Need A Nciku Alternative?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Written by Hollie at <strong>W<\/strong>ritten<strong>C<\/strong>hinese.<strong>C<\/strong>om<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So you may have read recently that the popular English-Chinese dictionary, Nciku was taken offline. Regular users are now redirected to Line Dictionary; a \u2018fresh start\u2019 for Nciku. Sadly though, people moving to Line will find many of the functions that they loved about Nciku are now gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps finding a Nciku alternative is the answer\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s important for many learners to just use one dictionary, and since the demise of Nciku, maybe it\u2019s time for some of their loyal users to take a chance with another model.<br>WCC Online Dictionary (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\"><em><strong>W<\/strong>ritten<strong>C<\/strong>hinese.<strong>C<\/strong>om<\/em><\/a>) has all the features and tools a learner of Chinese needs in an online dictionary AND more, due to its proximity to other learning materials such as flashcards, videos and mobile apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/dictionary.png?resize=900%2C267\" alt=\"dictionary\" class=\"wp-image-2097\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Written Chinese Online Dictionary<\/a> has an extensive database of Chinese words and phrases and can even translate full sentences from Chinese to English (<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1tXcZhj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/1tXcZhj<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/sentences.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/sentences.png?resize=900%2C345\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/sentences.png?resize=1024%2C392&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/sentences.png?resize=510%2C195&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/sentences.png?resize=100%2C38&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/sentences.png?resize=300%2C115&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/sentences.png?w=1221&amp;ssl=1 1221w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Type a word in English, Pinyin and Chinese to produce an answer. Not just one top answer, but also other entries that may feature the character you searched for. So even if you search for the word \u2018tea\u2019 (\u8336), the dictionary also introduces you to other useful words such as \u8336\u53f6 (ch\u00e1 y\u00e8): tea leaves and \u8336\u676f (ch\u00e1 b\u0113i): tea cup. (Find those examples here:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Bji6Bm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Bji6Bm<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/tea.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/tea.png?resize=900%2C507\" alt=\"tea\" class=\"wp-image-2092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/tea.png?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/tea.png?resize=510%2C287&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/tea.png?resize=100%2C56&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/tea.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/tea.png?w=1180&amp;ssl=1 1180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the drop down button and get a \u2018breakdown\u2019 of each character or bigram, so you can learn the root of each character. It\u2019s all good and well knowing that \u571f\u8c46 (t\u01d4 d\u00f2u) means potato, but wouldn\u2019t you rather know that \u571f is ground and \u8c46 is bean? (See the example here:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1zYH3xD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/1zYH3xD<\/a>) Learning the root of Chinese words from the very beginning will really speed up your Chinese learning in the long run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/breakdown.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/breakdown.png?resize=900%2C217\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2095\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also take advantage of a whole host of information including viewing the traditional character and Cantonese pronunciation. Of course, it also displays the Characters pinyin using colors to denote tone, but if this is confusing, you can change the phonetic display to pinyin + number without color.<br>e.g. h\u00e0n z\u00ec = han4 zi4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/display.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"243\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/display.png?resize=752%2C243\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/display.png?w=752&amp;ssl=1 752w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/display.png?resize=510%2C165&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/display.png?resize=100%2C32&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/display.png?resize=300%2C97&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/tonecolourson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/tonecolourson.png?resize=300%2C135\" alt=\"tonecolourson\" class=\"wp-image-2094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/tonecolourson.png?resize=300%2C135&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/tonecolourson.png?resize=100%2C45&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/tonecolourson.png?w=448&amp;ssl=1 448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/tonecoloursoff.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/tonecoloursoff.png?resize=300%2C143\" alt=\"tonecoloursoff\" class=\"wp-image-2093\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The colored tones can be good for memorizing, however for a beginner the numbers may be more beneficial as you first begin to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the characters have .gif stroke animations that are at a slow enough speed to follow, learn and write your own characters; one thing Line Dictionary currently lacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/strokehan.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"339\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/strokehan.png?resize=339%2C327\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/strokehan.png?w=339&amp;ssl=1 339w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/strokehan.png?resize=100%2C96&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/strokehan.png?resize=300%2C289&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The dictionary also provides a stroke count and displays the radicals featured in the characters; a pretty important feature for a serious Chinese learner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/radicals.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/radicals.png?resize=300%2C101\" alt=\"radicals\" class=\"wp-image-2089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/radicals.png?resize=300%2C101&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/radicals.png?resize=100%2C34&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/radicals.png?w=334&amp;ssl=1 334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the more obvious features that this free online dictionary offers, behind the scenes it\u2019s also quite special. Written Chinese created an algorithm combining research done at MIT, open source libraries, and years of tweaking in order to give users the most accurate results for their searches. If you\u2019ve ever learned a word wrong and then had to re-learn it, you know how it can really set your learning back. Chinese is complicated enough, and Written Chinese wants to give you ways to simplify the learning process. Accurate dictionary search results is one of the best ways to achieve this and it also reinforces correct vocabulary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regardless of whether you were an avid user of Nciku and are looking for a Nciku alternative, or you\u2019re new to studying Chinese \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Online Dictionary<\/a> is sure to set you on the right path.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Hollie at WrittenChinese.Com So you may have read recently that the popular English-Chinese dictionary, Nciku was taken offline. Regular users are now redirected to Line Dictionary; a \u2018fresh start\u2019 for Nciku. Sadly though, people moving to Line will find many of the functions that they loved about Nciku are now gone. 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