简体

Traditional form:

簡體

Pinyin (reading):

jiǎntǐ

Definitions:

• simplified form of Chinese characters, as opposed to traditional form 繁體／繁体 (fántǐ)

Characters:

• 简 - simple, succinct, terse; a letter
• 体 - body; group, class; form, style, system

Traditional characters:

• 簡 - simple, succinct, terse; a letter
• 體 - body; group, class; form, style, system