'Kingsoft Word Master') is a collection of Chinese, English and bilingual dictionaries and supporting proprietary software, published on CD-ROM in China by Kingsoft.
Originally produced for the Microsoft Windows platform, it is now available[1] for Mac OS X, iPhone, Java for Nokia smartphones, and is available online.
The main program contains a text box at the top, into which may be typed (or pasted) an English or Chinese-character word or phrase to access the dictionary entries.
PowerWord corrected this in later versions, but many users failed to upgrade, so the obscene English words were commonly seen in Chinese shop signage as late as 2007.
The 2002 edition of the CD-ROM contains a total of 83 dictionaries, as follows: In 2007, PowerWord was blamed by a furniture company for a racial slur printed on the label of a couch.