jiǎn

simple; uncomplicated; to choose

Character data

Radical ⽵ (118.12)
Strokes 18
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

簡 jiǎn
  1. 1. simple
  2. 2. uncomplicated
  3. 3. to choose
  4. 4. to select
  5. 5. letter
  6. 6. bamboo strips used for writing (old)

Words containing 簡

Word Meaning
not simple; rather complicated; remarkable
second Chinese character simplification plan
to simplify and condense (a text); abridged
to do things simply and thriftily
"A Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawking
(literary) letter
minimalism
bamboo slip used for record keeping during the Han Dynasty
biographic sketch
Wrigley's Spearmint (brand)
Bai Xingjian, Tang writer and poet
brief
bamboo slips for writing in ancient China
Second Scheme for Simplified Chinese characters
Jane Eyre; novel by Charlotte Brontë
brief introduction; summary
simple and convenient; handy
booklet; brochure
simple principle; general rule
to simplify
simplified Chinese character
a brief history
simple; not complicated
to simplify; simplification
simply put; to put it simply
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