Open Source Licenses & Data Source Notices

Source

ManZi may use Chinese character stroke data derived from the Make Me a Hanzi project by Shaunak Kishore.

Project repository: https://github.com/skishore/makemeahanzi

Usage in ManZi

ManZi may use, modify, filter, convert, or reformat Make Me a Hanzi data for Chinese character stroke animation, writing practice, learning activities, and related app functionality.

Such use may include converting stroke vector data into app-friendly data formats, selecting a subset of characters, or adapting the data for display and animation within ManZi.

License notice

According to the Make Me a Hanzi license notice, its data is split into separate files because different source materials are subject to different licenses.

• graphics.txt is derived from Arphic PL KaitiM GB and Arphic PL UKai and may be redistributed and/or modified under the terms of the Arphic Public License.

Original license notice: https://github.com/skishore/makemeahanzi/blob/master/COPYING

Source

ManZi may use, reference, or derive selected Cantonese dictionary-related data from CC-Canto, CC-CEDICT, and/or Cantonese readings for CC-CEDICT.

CC-Canto website: https://cantonese.org/

CC-Canto download page: https://cantonese.org/download.html

Usage in ManZi

ManZi may use, modify, filter, reformat, or supplement selected dictionary information for Cantonese learning support, search, pronunciation guidance, vocabulary display, and related learning features.

ManZi may also combine such data with independently created Cantonese learning content, app-specific categories, learning packs, examples, or user-interface labels.

License notice

According to the CC-Canto website, CC-Canto is distributed under the same Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license as CC-CEDICT.

CC-Canto and the CC-CEDICT Cantonese readings are copyright © 2015–2016 Pleco Software Incorporated. CC-CEDICT is copyrighted by its maintainers, with portions from the original CEDICT database copyright © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski.

License information: https://cantonese.org/about.html

Reference source

ManZi may refer to the 香港小學學習字詞表 and related materials available from the EDB Chinese lexical items website as educational reference sources when designing learning levels, character selection, vocabulary grouping, word categories, or age-appropriate learning content.

Reference website: https://www.edbchinese.hk/lexlist_ch/

Important distinction

The EDB Chinese lexical items website is treated by ManZi as an educational reference source. It is not described here as an open-source data source unless an applicable open license or reuse permission is expressly stated by the relevant rights holder.

Reference to this source does not imply that ManZi is endorsed, sponsored, approved, or affiliated with the Education Bureau or any related organisation.

Usage in ManZi

ManZi may use this source to inform curriculum planning, level design, vocabulary organisation, character difficulty estimation, learning-stage mapping, and related educational decisions.

ManZi does not claim ownership of official educational reference materials. ManZi’s own learning packs, game flow, app design, Cantonese learning content, and user experience are independently developed.