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简
簡
jiǎn
1. simple
2. uncomplicated
3. letter
4. to choose
5. to select
6. bamboo strips used for writing (old)
Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

简
jiǎn
simple, succinct, terse; a letter
HSK 3 13 丶

Compound Words (20)

简谐
jiǎnxié
simple harmonic (motion, oscillation etc in mechanics)
二简
èrjiǎn
abbr. for [[第二次漢字簡化方案|第二次漢字簡化方案<DìèrCìHànzìJiǎnhuàFāngàn>]]
简写
jiǎnxiě
to write characters in simplified form
简帖
jiǎntiě
a letter
简慢
jiǎnmàn
negligent (towards guests)
简括
jiǎnkuò
brief but comprehensive
简明
jiǎnmíng
simple and clear
简易
jiǎnyì
simple and easy
简本
jiǎnběn
concise edition
简朴
jiǎnpǔ
simple and unadorned
简历
jiǎnlì
curriculum vitae (CV)
HSK 5
简洁
jiǎnjié
concise
简炼
jiǎnliàn
variant of [[簡練|简练<jiǎnliàn>]]
简略
jiǎnlüè
simple
简直
jiǎnzhí
simply
HSK 5
简短
jiǎnduǎn
brief
简称
jiǎnchēng
abbreviation
简章
jiǎnzhāng
general regulation
简约
jiǎnyuē
sketchy
简编
jiǎnbiān
concise edition

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
715
Word Frequency Rank
971 of 84,292

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