"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
Program Features
Text Reader
The Text Reader allows you to:
- Display and read any Chinese text without the need for a dictionary
- 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
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:
- 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
Vocabulary Manager
Personalized Vocabulary Management features:
- Character Inventory Manager tracks your progress in mastering each character that you've ever looked up or studied
- Character inventory statistics window shows how many characters you've looked up and how thoroughly you've learned them
- Daily Review tool sets up customized character review sessions for you each day based on which characters have given you trouble in the past and when you last reviewed them
- Built-in Chinese Character Test assessment tool allows you to estimate how many characters you already know
