Observed arrival · 2026-09-26

Lantern: a Mandarin dictionary that brings your saved words back

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Lantern presents an offline Mandarin dictionary where learners can save words and review them through a phone widget.

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For: Mandarin learners who want lightweight daily review
Worth noticing: Saved words return on home- and lock-screen widgets in an order the learner chooses.

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Search accepts characters, pinyin with or without tones, or English, and the page says it can find words heard when their spelling is uncertain. Learners can save words into personal lists with notes; those entries are presented on home- and lock-screen widgets, with cross-device sync available after sign-in. The site credits CC-CEDICT, wordfreq, HSK metadata, and Tatoeba for dictionary-related data; its optional Study Pro tier is described as arriving with the App Store release.

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