HanziLens

Name: HanziLens
Author: 7ito

Break down Chinese sentences into words with pinyin and definitions

As of June 2026, HanziLens has 4 users in the Education category.

7ito Education

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Version

1.1.4

Manifest V3

90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 1 version update, changed permissions.

History

7 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 17, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 17, 2026	4	—	—	1.0.1
Apr 28, 2026	4	—	—	1.0.1
May 5, 2026	4	—	—	1.0.1
May 11, 2026	3	—	—	1.0.1
May 16, 2026	3	—	—	1.1.4
Jun 5, 2026	4	—	—	1.1.4
Jun 11, 2026	3	—	—	1.1.4
Now	4	—	—	1.1.4

Changelog

May 11, 2026

host_permissions

https://api.hanzilens.com/*, http://localhost:5000/*

https://api.hanzilens.com/*

May 11, 2026

permissions

contextMenus, activeTab, storage

contextMenus, activeTab, storage, notifications

Permissions & access

Permissions: contextMenusactiveTabstoragenotifications
Host access: https://api.hanzilens.com/*

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About

Learn Chinese while you browse. Select text to see word-by-word breakdowns with pinyin and definitions.

The best way to learn Chinese is by reading things you actually care about. HanziLens helps you do that without getting stuck on unfamiliar words.

Select any Chinese text on a webpage, right-click and choose "Analyze with HanziLens" (or hit Ctrl+Shift+H). You'll see the sentence broken down into individual words, each with its pinyin pronunciation and English definition.

Hover over a word to see detailed dictionary entries. Click it to open MDBG for deeper study.

This word-by-word breakdown helps you understand how Chinese sentences are structured - where one word ends and another begins, which characters form compound words, and how grammar particles fit in. That's the kind of pattern recognition that builds real reading fluency over time.

Open multiple popups to compare sentences, drag them around, close with Escape.

Works in light or dark mode.