Clavis Sinica turns the inner logic of the Chinese writing system into things you can read, use, and keep — from a free insight report you receive in minutes, to a printed heirloom atlas made in New Zealand. Our work spans four tiers; you can start free and go as deep as you wish.
1 · Insight reports
Start here · free & low-costName Index Report 姓名指数报告
What a generation of names reveals — three indices (academic, wealth, well-being) read from the characters in a name, drawn from a study of 102,857 names. A free summary, with the full illustrated report on request.
Online Character Assessment 在线测评
A short 20-card, choose-from-four assessment of how well you read characters by sight — a gentle entry point for learners and parents.
Free · full version $19.99
In preparation2 · Character-naming service
Traditional 字 · add-onTraditional Character Naming 加字服务
Five candidate traditional characters (字) chosen for a person — each with its etymology and the philosophical resonance behind it, in a written report. A cultural complement to a given name; we do not alter legal or identity documents.
3 · Personalised workbooks
Print-at-home PDF + EPUBStandard Idiom Picture Books 通版成语绘本
Themed standard idiom story books — animals, nature, virtues, history, and HSK-graded sets. Bilingual, with character-origin breakdowns.
Chengyu Picture Book 个性化成语绘本
A personalised idiom story book built from the characters in your child's name — 4 idiom stories, bilingual, with character-origin breakdowns. Human-curated.
Graded Readers & Practice Books 分年级课文小字典+习字册
Per-grade companion dictionaries and handwriting workbooks, aligned to national curricula.
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In preparation4 · Heirloom character atlases
Printed in NZ · shipped · limited editionsPreschool Standard Atlas 学前标准字谱
A large-format, hand-bound atlas of 300 foundational characters — a museum-quality printed edition, shipped worldwide. Each is a numbered, limited copy.
Preschool Bespoke Atlas 学前订制字谱
The 300-character atlas, customised to the characters in your family's names and place.
Primary Standard Atlas 小学标准字谱
A 2,000-character atlas aligned to a primary curriculum, in the same printed edition.
Primary Bespoke Atlas 小学订制字谱
The 2,000-character atlas, customised to your chosen characters.
5 · Private tutoring & curriculum
Bespoke programmesBespoke Chinese Education Programme 中文教育私人订制方案
A tailored, year-long Chinese-education programme built on the Clavis Sinica method — limited places each year.
Our data describes the portrait of a generation — it does not predict the future of any one person.