Hanzi Helper | 汉字助手

A little Chrome extension that collects, converts, and helps you learn Chinese characters on any webpage for a easier Hanzi learning experience!

Project Overview

Hanzi Helper is a small browser extension that is like a small toolbox. Its full of small tools that help you with your hanzi learning journey!

Its made primarily for Chrome and written in javascript as a way for me to improve my js abilities.

Features

Here's the current feature set as of version 1.3. Feel free to checkout the github repo for the latest information :D

1. Hanzi Grabber

This feature lets you grab all hanzi in your current tab. For me this is very useful as i usually make small scripts to check my comprehension or make flashcards so just being able to click a button to do this is so much simpler.

It also automatically removes any duplicates and formats it with a space as a divider. For example: 汉 字 助 手

2. Converter

The converter goes hand in hand with all other features. This option lets you choose if you want your output in Simplified or Traditional Hanzi.

For example selecting simplified and then using the Hanzi Grabber we can grab all hanzi and then convert the traditional ones we found into their simplified forms.

3. Hanzi Switcher

Similair to the Hanzi Grabber this feature goes hand in hand with the Converter. Using the Hanzi Switcher we can switch all hanzi on a website to our preferred choice, be it Simplified or Traditional.

For example selecting simplified and then using the Hanzi Switcher we can switch all the hanzi on a page to their simplified form.

Code

The extension's actual code is less than 300 lines long and is super simple.

If you would like to modify this extension, you will need to install it manually. Clone, download or fork the repository. In Chrome Extensions page chrome://extensions/. Developer mode must be enabled, then click the button Load unpacked extension.

Feel free to send a pull request if you've made an improvement.