Learning to read Chinese is hard. There's no way around that. The Clavis Sinica software, however can make your task a whole lot easier.
The Text Reader provides one-click access to the pronunciation and meaning of any unfamiliar word in any Chinese document or website. Read the texts you want to read without the need for a print dictionary!
The Analytical Dictionary reveals the underlying structure of Chinese words and generates lists of other words using the same parts. Once you learn why a character is written the way it is and how it relates to other characters in the same character family, it becomes much easier to remember.
One World Dictionary by Ascendo is a leading multilingual reference tool for Apple desktops.
InstantTranslate makes it really easy to translate a selection of text in the application you are working in from one language to another language.
