Electronic device and display method for word information thereof

An electronic device, comprising:

• a detecting unit, configured for detecting a selected word pointed by a pointing device;
• an identifying unit, configured for identifying and acquiring a characteristic information;
• a displaying unit;
• and
• a word information processing unit, coupled to the detecting unit, the identifying unit, and the displaying unit, configured for acquiring a word table according to the characteristic information, wherein when the selected word is recorded in the word table, the word information processing unit controls the displaying unit to display word information corresponding to the selected word according to the word table, and wherein the word information comprises at least one of word translation and a word note corresponding to the selected word.