HanYu User Guide

1) How to install HanYu Dictionary

    - Install using windows installer : HanYu_x_x_xxx.exe (for windows users only)

    - Install from archive : zip or tar ball (for windows and linux users)

2) How to use HanYu Dictionary


How to install HanYu Dictionary

Prerequisite : Java Runtime Environment version 1.5 or Higher (Recommend 1.5)

Install using windows installer

1) Download HanYu Dictionary (HanYu_x_x_xxx.exe) from download section.

2) If JRE wasn't installed on your machine , Install JRE (download here).

3) Double click at HanYu_x_x_xxx.exe or HanYu_x_x_xxx_with_JRE_y_y_yy.exe to install.

4) You can start program from windows start menu program.

* You can skip 2) if u download HanYu_x_x_xxx_with_JRE_y_y_yy.exe.
* if your installer is HanYu_x_x_xxx_with_JRE_y_y_yy.exe,
you can check Run JRE installer (jre-1_5_0_06-windows-i586-p.exe ) after HanYu installation finished.

Install from archive

1) Download HanYu Dictionary from download section.

2) If JRE wasn't installed on your machine , Install JRE (download here).

3) Extract HanYu package to any folders.

4) For windows, double click at HanYu.exe to start program.
    For linux and other os, double click at HanYu.jar to start program.

* If you cannot open Hanyu by double clicking at HanYu.jar, You can start it manually using 'javaw' command, go to HanYu Directory and type
         javaw -jar HanYu.jar        or
         java -jar HanYu.jar


How to use HanYu Dictionary

1) Word Finding
2) Font Configuration
3) Language Configuration

Word Finding


- English -> Chinese
1. Input English word.
2. The results will be shown on result panel.
3. Press 'Enter' to save input word to drop down list.


- Chinese -> English
1. Make sure that Chinese input method (such as MS IME, SCIM for linux,etc...) was already installed on your computer.
2. Input Chinese word.
3. The results will be shown on result panel.
4. Press 'Enter' to save input word to drop down list.
    *if you can't type Chinese, you can copy(Ctrl+c) chinese word from other text editors and paste(Ctrl+v) it to Input box instead.


- Pinyin -> English
1. Input pinyin. (need space between word)
2. The results will be shown on result panel.
3. Press 'Enter' to save input word to drop down list.

    Note
    - Pinyin words must have space between sound and tone number (e.g. wo3, ke3 ai4).
    - Use '5' for no tone level (e.g. de5 = 的).
    - Type 'v' instead of 'u:'. (e.g. nv3 = 女).


Font Configuration

HanYu Dictionary uses Simsun as a default Chinese font and Arial as a default English Font. But you can also change them to other fonts (We didn't find suitable font for linux yet) . You can change font by the following instructions...

>> On top menu ... select setting >> fonts...


Language Configuration

Now HanYu Dictionary supports 2 languages, which are English and Chinese. You can change application language by the following instructions

>> On top menu ... select setting >> languages