"Thank-you for the great software! It makes learning chinese an awesome experience."
—Robin Yeh




"Thanks for a great program; Clavis Sinica is really helping me keep my language skills up-to-date. I really appreciate the fact that it runs relatively painlessly on my Mac."
—Gene




"I have been using the program for about 5 months now and I have moved from knowing a little over 2,000 characters to consistently scoring 3,000 or more on your on-line character test. More importantly I have finally moved from reading intermediate texts to on-line news I find on the WWW. Your program has turned out to be an amazing aid. I am now a huge fan!"
—Brent Nelson


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Program Features


Text Reader


The Text Reader allows you to:
  • Display and read any Chinese text without the need for a dictionary
    • Text Reader
  • Copy, paste, and study Chinese texts from websites or other applications
  • View pinyin and English for any Chinese word
  • View the usage frequency of any character to prioritize learning
  • Switch easily between simplified and traditional characters
  • Create custom vocabulary lists from any Chinese text for later study and review
  • Hear any Chinese word or phrase pronounced in a native Chinese voice

Analytical Dictionary


Dictionary The Analytical Dictionary allows you to:
  • Search database of 40,000 entries by pinyin, radical, stroke count, or English word
  • Analyze characters into radical and phonetic parts & view lists of other characters using the same parts
  • Display lists of all compounds and phrases using a given character in any position
  • Learn new vocabulary words through their relationships with previously studied words
  • Add new words to dictionary and edit existing entries

Flashcards Tool


The Flashcards Tool allows you to:
    Flash Cards
  • Master commonly used characters
    and radicals using built-in flashcard sets
  • Review custom vocabulary lists created automatically from any Chinese text
  • Choose between Chinese-English and English-Chinese test modes
  • Hear the pronunciation of missed words
  • Create new flashcard sets from words missed on a previous test
  • Track your progress with automatic
    scoring feature

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