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Usage of the character 簡

jiǎn
[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)