Interactive Chinese on normal webpages

Read Chinese webpages. Review the words you save.

Rolko makes normal Chinese webpage text interactive in a supported desktop browser. Hover a word to see pinyin and meaning for free. Saving new words requires a paid plan; previously saved words remain reviewable on Free. The extension works with selectable webpage text, not text baked into images, screenshots, or video pixels.

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The web app works in every modern browser. No extension required.

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Try the real webpage lookup interaction

This demo reuses Rolko’s page-text hover and word panel components. Explore pinyin, meanings, and word states here. Demo changes stay on this page and do not transfer to your account.

xiaohongshu.com/explore/chengdu-food
小红书
美食探店达人
2小时前
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成都小吃真的太好吃了!

成都的街头巷尾藏着无数美食,每一口都让人回味无穷。从热辣辣的火锅到香脆的串串,这座城市就是吃货的天堂。昨天我们一行人专程去了宽窄巷子,那里的小吃摊一家接一家,香味扑鼻而来,完全不知道从哪里开始吃。我们先点了一份麻辣串串,辣得过瘾又停不下来,接着又喝了一碗热腾腾的豆花,甜辣交替,层次丰富得让人惊喜。成都人对饮食的用心真的让外地人叹为观止,难怪大家都说来了成都就不想离开了。
#成都美食#串串#宽窄巷子#火锅
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旅游爱好者
昨天我们去宽窄巷子,那里的火锅和串串都超级好吃。
小吃控🍡
有没有人去过宽窄巷子?超级推荐!下次一定要再来一次。
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↑Works with selectable Chinese text on supported websites — hover a word to explore
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Rolko-specific evidence

What this workflow actually supports

Last verified . Checked against Rolko’s current browser-capability gate, Chrome extension manifest 0.2.30, public routes, and shared interactive product demos.

Rolko compatibility and support matrix
SurfaceCurrent supportImportant limitation
Desktop browser extensionSupported desktop Chromium-family browsersThe install path is not offered to Safari, Firefox, Android, or iOS. Website access is requested from a user action.
Mobile web appReading, vocabulary, and reviewThe watch-page and webpage-hover browser-extension workflows are desktop-only.
YouTubeInteractive subtitles and supported transcript importRequires usable captions in the active study language; not every video exposes a supported transcript.
NetflixInteractive subtitles on supported watch pagesRequires usable subtitles in the active study language; title and page-state support can vary.
Normal webpagesSelectable Chinese textImage, canvas, protected, or unusually structured text may not be available. Rolko does not provide OCR.
Transcript importSupported sources in the Rolko web appRequires a source and transcript that Rolko can retrieve or accept.

Worked example: demo lookup, then the extension workflow

Use the Chengdu article above to explore lookup and local word states. The final step describes saving and review in the installed extension, not a transfer from this demo.

  1. Open normal webpage text

    The demo exposes a selectable Chinese article through the same page-text interaction used by the extension.

  2. Inspect 街头巷尾

    Open the real word panel to see “jiētóu xiàngwěi” and its contextual English dictionary meaning.

  3. Try a local demo state

    Mark the demo word Learning or Learned to preview its appearance. This only changes the demo on this page, even when you are signed in.

  4. Save a word with the installed extension

    On a supported webpage, use the installed extension while signed in with a plan that permits new-word saving. Words saved there join your account vocabulary and spaced-repetition review; the demo word states do not transfer.

Product workflow

Move from lookup to long-term learning

01

Read normal Chinese webpage text

Explore selectable Chinese text on supported news pages, posts, comments, blogs, and other websites.

02

See pinyin and meaning

Open the word panel without copying text into a separate dictionary tab.

03

Save and review the word

With a paid plan, keep vocabulary from websites together with words from subtitles, transcripts, and pasted text.

Continue in Rolko

Review webpage words alongside your other vocabulary

With a paid plan, saved words can sync to your Rolko vocabulary and enter the same spaced-repetition review flow as words from subtitles and imported text.

Review

Vocab Review

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Real plan prices

Choose the plan that fits your learning

Compare features and current prices below.

Starter

Light daily learning

$3.99/month

Or $2.42/month on annual billing, billed $29/yr.

  • 100 translations per day
  • 10 Chinese audio sentences per day
  • Save 5 new words per day
  • Spaced-repetition and Tone Review

Plus

Recommended

$6.99/month

Or $4.08/month on annual billing, billed $49/yr.

Everything in Starter, plus:

  • Unlimited word saving
  • Higher translation and Chinese audio limits
  • Built for consistent daily learning

Pro

Serious learners

$14.99/month

Or $8.25/month on annual billing, billed $99/yr.

Everything in Plus, plus:

  • 1,000 AI translations every 5 hours
  • 1,500 Chinese audio characters per day
  • Priority feature requests
  • Generate interactive subtitles from uploaded audio or video (Coming soon)
  • Interactive subtitles for Douyin and Bilibili (Coming soon)
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Common questions

What to know before you start

Can I hover over Chinese characters on any website?

Rolko is designed for normal selectable Chinese webpage text in a supported desktop browser. Some protected, canvas-based, image-based, or unusually structured pages may not expose usable text.

Does the popup show pinyin and English meaning?

Yes. For supported Chinese text, basic pinyin and English meaning lookup is free. Saving new words requires a paid plan; previously saved words remain reviewable on Free.

Can I save words from Xiaohongshu or Weibo?

You can use the extension when a supported webpage exposes normal selectable Chinese text. Rolko does not claim compatibility with every page state or mobile app.

Does Rolko perform OCR on images?

No. The popup dictionary works with real webpage text. Chinese text inside an image or video frame requires OCR and is not currently supported.

Where do saved words go?

After sign-in with a paid plan, saved words can sync to the Rolko web app, where you can track vocabulary and review it with spaced repetition.