简 jiǎn

simple, succinct, terse; a letter

HSK 3 13 strokes Radical ⺮ Sound + meaning 13 words

Built from

⺮meaningzhúbamboo; flute 间soundjiānbetween, among; midpoint; space, place, locality

How it works

⺮ hints at the meaning (bamboo), and 间 jiān hints at the sound.

Words built with 简

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Words with 简

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HSK 3 · 2

简单

jiǎndān

simple; not complicated

简直

jiǎnzhí

simply; really

HSK 4 · 1

简历

jiǎnlì

curriculum vitae (CV); résumé; biographical notes

HSK 6 · 1

简介

jiǎnjiè

summary; brief introduction

HSK 7–9 · 9

简称

jiǎnchēng

to be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form

简短

jiǎnduǎn

brief (statement, summary etc); briefly; brevity

简洁

jiǎnjié

concise; succinct; pithy

简化

jiǎnhuà

to simplify

简易

jiǎnyì

simple and easy; simplistic; simplicity

简陋

jiǎnlòu

simple and crude

简要

jiǎnyào

concise; brief

精简

jīngjiǎn

to simplify; to reduce

简体字

jiǎntǐzì

simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字