πŸ“– Vocabulary Widget

A new word on your lock screen and home screen every two hours, via Scriptable β€” rotating through advanced English, δΈ­ζ–‡ (HSK-graded), and Deutsch (CEFR-graded). Tap any widget to see the full entry with an example sentence.

Then paste it into a new script in Scriptable.

  1. Install Scriptable (free)
  2. Tap Copy widget script above
  3. In Scriptable: + β†’ paste β†’ name it Vocabulary Widget
  4. Tap β–Ά to run it once with internet β€” this caches the widget code, so tapping to open full entries works offline from then on
  5. Lock screen: long-press it β†’ Customize β†’ Lock Screen β†’ add the rectangular Scriptable widget β†’ pick the script, keep When Interacting: Run Script
  6. Home screen: long-press it β†’ Edit β†’ Add Widget β†’ Scriptable β†’ add any size β†’ tap the widget while icons jiggle β†’ pick the script, keep When Interacting: Run Script

Personalize each widget

While picking the script, the same sheet has a Parameter field. Leave it empty for the default rotation (English Β· δΈ­ζ–‡ Β· Deutsch), or personalize the instance:

zh Only Chinese (likewise en, de; combine: zh de)
hsk3 hsk4 hsk5 Chinese difficulty band(s) β€” a level implies its language
a2 b1 b2 German difficulty band(s)
quiz Hide the meaning β€” recall it, then tap to check

Example: a lock-screen widget with parameter zh hsk5 quiz drills HSK 5 recall, while a home-screen widget with de shows German words with their meanings.