简写

Traditional form:

簡寫

Pinyin (reading):

jiǎnxiě

Definitions:

• to write characters in simplified form
• the simplified form of a character
• to abbreviate (a word or expression)
• to write in simple language

Characters:

• 简 - simple, succinct, terse; a letter
• 写 - to write; to draw, to sketch; to compose

Traditional characters:

• 簡 - simple, succinct, terse; a letter
• 寫 - to write; to draw, to sketch; to compose