Outlier Dictionary of Chinese Characters
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Busting myths about Chinese characters by creating a revolutionary, easy-to-use character dictionary based on cutting-edge research.
Backers: 1461
Average Pledge Per Backer: $63
Funded: $91,475 of $75,000
Dates: May 12th -> Jun 11th (30 days)
Project By: Outlier Linguistic Solutions
Backers: 1461
Average Pledge Per Backer: $63
Funded: $91,475 of $75,000
Dates: May 12th -> Jun 11th (30 days)
Project By: Outlier Linguistic Solutions
$91,475
current pledge level
Last Updated: June 11 @ 20:01 -0400 GMT
121%
of goal
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Latest News
One day more! Plus, THE WORKBOOK!! 
June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
What a great month this has been! You, our backers, have been truly amazing and we're so grateful for all the support and feedback we've gotten from you! We're now in the final 24 hours of the campaign. We've made our goal, but the $90k workbook... (Read More)
We made it!! Crossed the $75k mark a few hours ago!!
June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you everyone for your support! This campaign has been quite the roller coaster ride. Now, we'll have to turn our attention to making an excellent dictionary. Thanks again for your support and faith in our project! -Ash (Read More)
80% + Featured on TechCrunch!
June 4th - via: kickstarter.com
We've hit 80% of our goal! Wow! But with just a week and over $13,000 left to go, nothing's for sure yet! Catherine Shu at TechCrunch did a great piece about our dictionary yesterday ("Outlier Dictionary Is A Savior For Overwhelmed Chinese Language... (Read More)
Over 2/3 there!
June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi! We're at nearly 70% of our goal and we have just under 10 days left. Things are looking good. But we're not there yet! Now's the time, if you haven't yet, to share our Kickstarter to your social media pages (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+,... (Read More)
New video series!
May 30th - via: kickstarter.com
We've started a series of videos that help to explain our system of understanding Chinese characters. The first two videos are up, and we'll have a few more ready soon. Enjoy and share! (Read More)
New product + Stretch Goal + New rewards!
May 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, we've reached the midway point and we're 57% of the way to our goal, so things are looking good! It's time to announce another product, a stretch goal, and a few new reward tiers! Semantic Components II PosterA lot of you have ordered the... (Read More)
Over halfway!
May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
The past two days have been amazing! We've gone from 31% to nearly 55% since yesterday morning! Taipei time, that is. :) The $99 Sponsor An Entry reward is all gone, but we have a few new reward tiers almost ready to announce, along with a new... (Read More)
Over 40%! Wow!
May 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Things are really pickup up! Thanks so much for all your support! You guys rock, and it's been really fun getting to know you so far! For those of you who ordered the poster, or are thinking about it, here's an article by Harvey Dam, the calligrapher... (Read More)
Staff Pick + Featured on Mashable!
May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Josh Horwitz's article for Tech in Asia has now been featured on Mashable! Looks like the word is really starting to spread! Thanks to everyone who has helped us get it out there! And... We've been made a Kickstarter Staff Pick! Check out that shiny... (Read More)
Featured in Tech in Asia!
May 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Sorry to post two updates in one day, but this is really exciting news: We've been featured in Tech in Asia! Outlier Linguistics is teaching what most Chinese courses don’t – how characters work Pass it around! (Read More)
Review from John Pasden
May 20th - via: kickstarter.com
John Pasden wrote a really great blog post about our dictionary project today. You may know John as the author of the excellent Sinosplice website and blog, or as founder of AllSet Learning, whose Chinese Grammar Wiki is a fantastic resource for... (Read More)
$10,000!
May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Check out what you guys have helped us do — we've just passed the $10,000 mark! Thanks so much for your support! Let's "Keep On Pushing" the word out there! (Read More)
We've reached 10% of our goal!
May 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you all so much for your support and feedback! We're so grateful for everything you've done so far! This project wouldn't be possible without you guys. Keep helping us spread the word! (Read More)
Page/video update
May 15th - via: kickstarter.com
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We had a great first day!
May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much to everyone for making our first day so great! We've already hit over 5% of our funding goal in just 24 hours! Wow! If you haven't yet, please click the "Share this project" button underneath the main video at the top of the page so... (Read More)
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