NJStar Chinese WP is a Chinese word processing software that can handle both Simplified and Traditional Chinese characters simultaneously, using Unicode internally so Japanese, Korean, English and other languages can appear in the same document. It targets Chinese language learning and teaching with a built-in popup dictionary, more than 32 Chinese input methods, and stroke order animation/practice tools. Documents can be saved compatible with Microsoft RTF and DOCX formats.
What it's for
Chinese word processingChinese language learning and teachingEnglish-Chinese/Chinese-English dictionary lookupPracticing and animating stroke orderInputting Chinese via multiple input methods (Pinyin, Zhuyin, Cantonese, Cangjie, etc.)
Features 10
- Animates and allows practicing stroke order; can insert/print stroke order sequences
- Chinese learning tools: 'Convert characters to Pinyin', 'Hanzi of the Day', 'Hanzi Information', 'Study List', and Radical Lookup table
- Customizable input bar with enlargeable character display for high-resolution screens
- Four Chinese input modes: Simplified, Traditional (Taiwan), Traditional HK, and Unified mode
- Instant English-Chinese/Chinese-English dictionary lookup with 100,000 entries
- More than 32 advanced Chinese input methods: Pinyin, Zhuyin, Cantonese, Cangjie, etc.
- Multi-font Chinese document format compatible with Microsoft RTF and DOCX formats
- Support for 20,000 GB/Big5/HKSCS-2008/Unihan characters plus an extra 50,000 in Unicode CJK Ext. A, B, C & D
- Supports both Simplified and Traditional Chinese characters in the same document
- Up to 52 NJStar Chinese OpenType fonts (OTF) in Pro versions
At a glance
free trial
TypeDesktop app
DeploymentInstalled (local)
PlatformsWindows, Linux
ForChinese language learners, Chinese language teachers, universities, colleges, companies
CompanyNJStar Software Pty Ltd (trading as NJStar Software Corp) · 1991
Resources
Pricing
NJStar Chinese WP offers a free trial download and a 'Buy it Now' purchase option, though pricing is not publicly listed.
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