Jieba Chinese Word Segmentation

Jieba is a popular open-source Python library for Chinese word segmentation, often referred to as 'jieba' (meaning 'to cut' or 'to slice'). It provides various segmentation modes, including dictionary-based, HMM (Hidden Markov Model), and a newer deep learning mode based on PaddlePaddle. The current version is 0.42.1, with an active development cadence, releasing several updates per year to address bugs and add features.