Usage of the character 简
jiǎn
简
[簡]
- simple
- uncomplicated
- letter
- to choose
- to select
- bamboo strips used for writing (old)
jiǎnpǔ
简朴
[簡樸]
- simple and unadorned
- plain
jiǎnpǔ
简谱
[簡譜]
- music notation in which the notes Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La and Si are represented by numerals 1 to 7
jiǎntiě
简帖
[簡帖]
- a letter
jiǎnyuē
简约
[簡約]
- sketchy
- concise
- abbreviated
jiǎnjié
简洁
[簡潔]
- concise
- succinct
- pithy
jiǎnmàn
简慢
[簡慢]
- negligent (towards guests)
jiǎnmíng
简明
[簡明]
- simple and clear
- concise
dùjiǎn
蠹简
[蠹簡]
- old worm-eaten books
jiǎnliàn
简炼
[簡煉]
- variant of 簡練／简练 (jiǎnliàn)
jiǎnkuò
简括
[簡括]
- brief but comprehensive
- compendious
Hànjiǎn
汉简
[漢簡]
- bamboo slip used for record keeping during the Han Dynasty
jiǎncè
简册
[簡冊]
- booklet; brochure
- (old) book (made of bamboo strips tied together)
jiǎnbiǎo
简表
[簡表]
- table (displaying data in rows and columns)
duǎnjiǎn
短简
[短簡]
- brief
jiǎnlì
简历
[簡歷]
- curriculum vitae (CV)
- résumé
- biographical notes
jiǎnfán
简繁
[簡繁]
- simple versus traditional (Chinese characters)
jiǎnzé
简则
[簡則]
- general rule
- simple principle
jiǎnshǐ
简史
[簡史]
- a brief history
shūjiǎn
书简
[書簡]
- (literary) letter
èrjiǎn
二简
[二簡]
- abbr. for 第二次漢字簡化方案／第二次汉字简化方案 ( Dì'èrcì Hànzì Jiǎnhuà Fāng'àn)
jiǎndān
简单
[簡單]
- simple; not complicated
jiǎnběn
简本
[簡本]
- concise edition
- abridged edition
jiǎnchēng
简称
[簡稱]
- to be abbreviated to
- abbreviation; short form
jiǎnyì
简易
[簡易]
- simple and easy
- simplistic
- simplicity
jiǎnsuō
简缩
[簡縮]
- abbreviation
- short form
jiǎndú
简牍
[簡牘]
- bamboo and wooden slips (used for writing on in ancient times)
- letter; correspondence; book; document
jiǎnxié
简谐
[簡諧]
- simple harmonic (motion, oscillation etc in mechanics)
yóujiǎn
邮简
[郵簡]
- letter sheet (similar to an aerogram but not necessarily sent by airmail)
jiǎnbiān
简编
[簡編]
- concise edition; abridged edition; compendium
Jiǎnyáng
简阳
[簡陽]
- Jianyang, county-level city in Ziyang 資陽／资阳 ( Zīyáng), Sichuan
jiǎnxiě
简写
[簡寫]
- to write characters in simplified form
- the simplified form of a character
- to abbreviate (a word or expression)
- to write in simple language
Báijiǎn
白简
[白簡]
- Wrigley's Spearmint (brand)
jiǎnbiàn
简便
[簡便]
- simple and convenient
- handy
jiǎnzhí
简直
[簡直]
- simply; really
jiǎnshěng
简省
[簡省]
- to simplify
- to reduce to essentials
- economical
jiǎnduǎn
简短
[簡短]
- brief (statement, summary etc)
- briefly
- brevity
jiǎnzhāng
简章
[簡章]
- concise list of rules
- brochure
- pamphlet
jiǎnlüè
简略
[簡略]
- simple
- brief
jiǎnjiè
简介
[簡介]
- summary
- brief introduction
zhújiǎn
竹简
[竹簡]
- bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times)
jiǎnpīn
简拼
[簡拼]
- (computing) input method where the user types just the initial or first letter of each syllable, e.g. "shq" or "sq" for 事情 (shìqing))
jiǎnxùn
简讯
[簡訊]
- newsletter
- the news in brief
- (Tw) SMS message
jiǎnshù
简述
[簡述]
- to outline
- to summarize
- to sketch
- summary
- brief description
- concise narrative
- in a nutshell
- briefly
jiǎntǐ
简体
[簡體]
- simplified form of Chinese characters, as opposed to traditional form 繁體／繁体 (fántǐ)
jīngjiǎn
精简
[精簡]
- to simplify
- to reduce
jiǎnbào
简报
[簡報]
- presentation
- briefing
- (oral or written) brief report
fánjiǎn
繁简
[繁簡]
- complicated and simple
- traditional and simplified form of Chinese characters
jiǎnzhuāng
简装
[簡裝]
- paperback
- plainly packaged
- opposite: 精裝／精装 (jīngzhuāng)
jiǎnliàn
简练
[簡練]
- terse
- succinct
jiǎnhuà
简化
[簡化]
- to simplify
jiǎnlòu
简陋
[簡陋]
- simple and crude
Huángjiǎn
黄简
[黃簡]
- Wrigley's Juicy Fruit (brand)
jiǎnyào
简要
[簡要]
- concise
- brief
Jiǎn· Aì
简·爱
[簡·愛]
- Jane Eyre, novel by Charlotte Brontë 夏洛特·勃良特 ( Xiàluòtè· Bóliángtè)
jiǎnxiébō
简谐波
[簡諧波]
- simple harmonic wave
- sine wave
Jiǎnyángshì
简阳市
[簡陽市]
- Jianyang, county-level city in Ziyang 資陽／资阳 ( Zīyáng), Sichuan
jiǎnhuàzì
简化字
[簡化字]
- simplified Chinese character
jiǎntiěr
简帖儿
[簡帖兒]
- a letter
bùjiǎndān
不简单
[不簡單]
- not simple; rather complicated
- remarkable; marvelous
jiǎndānhuà
简单化
[簡單化]
- simplification
- to simplify
Bái Xíngjiǎn
白行简
[白行簡]
- Bai Xingjian (c. 776-826), younger brother of Bai Juyi 白居易 ( Bái Jūyì), Tang novelist and poet, author of novel Tale of Courtesan Li Wa 李娃傳／李娃传 ( Lǐ Wá Zhuàn)
Sū Yìjiǎn
苏易简
[蘇易簡]
- Su Yijian (958-997), Northern Song writer and poet
jiǎntǐzì
简体字
[簡體字]
- simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字／繁体字 (fántǐzì)
jiǎnyìpéng
简易棚
[簡易棚]
- makeshift shelter
- awning
jiǎnyánzhī
简言之
[簡言之]
- in simple terms
- to put things simply
- briefly
shānjiǎnyāsuō
删简压缩
[刪簡壓縮]
- to simplify and condense (a text)
- abridged
jiǎnyàojièshào
简要介绍
[簡要介紹]
- brief introduction
jiǎnlüèjiàngào
简略见告
[簡略見告]
- brief outline or overview (of a plan etc)
jiǎndānmíngliǎo
简单明了
[簡單明瞭]
- clear and simple
- in simple terms
Shíjiān Jiǎnshǐ
时间简史
[時間簡史]
- "A Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawking
jíjiǎnzhǔyì
极简主义
[極簡主義]
- minimalism
jiǎndāndeshuō
简单地说
[簡單地說]
- to put it simply; simply put
jiǎnxiézhèndòng
简谐振动
[簡諧振動]
- simple harmonic oscillation
- sinusoidal oscillation
shēngpíngjiǎnjiè
生平简介
[生平簡介]
- biographic sketch
qīngchējiǎncóng
轻车简从
[輕車簡從]
- (of an official) to travel with little luggage and just a small escort
- to travel without ostentation
jiǎnfánzhuǎnhuàn
简繁转换
[簡繁轉換]
- conversion from simple to traditional Chinese characters
jiǎnmíng'èyào
简明扼要
[簡明扼要]
- brief and to the point (idiom)
- succinct
hángkōngyóujiǎn
航空邮简
[航空郵簡]
- aerogram
jiǎn'éryánzhī
简而言之
[簡而言之]
- in a nutshell
- to put it briefly
jiǎnxiéyùndòng
简谐运动
[簡諧運動]
- simple harmonic motion (in mechanics)
- motion of a simple pendulum
jiǎnduǎnjièshào
简短介绍
[簡短介紹]
- brief introduction
jīngjiǎnkāizhī
精简开支
[精簡開支]
- to reduce spending
- to cut spending
yánjiǎnyìgāi
言简意赅
[言簡意賅]
- concise and comprehensive (idiom)
yīnlòujiùjiǎn
因陋就简
[因陋就簡]
- crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can
- to do things simply and thriftily
- It's not pretty but it works.
guòfènjiǎndānhuà
过份简单化
[過份簡單化]
- oversimplification
- to oversimplify
Jiǎnshìfángwùzhōukān
简氏防务周刊
[簡氏防務週刊]
- Jane's defense weekly
jiǎnyìbàozhàzhuāngzhì
简易爆炸装置
[簡易爆炸裝置]
- improvised explosive device (IED)
tóunǎojiǎndānsìzhīfādá
头脑简单四肢发达
[頭腦簡單四肢發達]
- all brawn no brains
jiǎndānwǎngluòguǎnlǐxiéyì
简单网络管理协议
[簡單網絡管理協議]
- Simple Network Management Protocol
- SNMP
Dì'èrcì Hànzì Jiǎnhuà Fāng'àn
第二次汉字简化方案
[第二次漢字簡化方案]
- Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (second round of simplified Chinese characters, proposed in 1977 and retracted in 1986)
- abbr. to 二簡／二简 (èrjiǎn)