How to write 简

Animated Stroke Order of 简

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Stroke by Stroke: 简 Writing Order

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Free Printable 简 Handwriting Practice Worksheets

Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "简"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 简

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of "简"

Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 简

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Meaning of 简

Pinyin jiǎn

Radical

竹

Strokes

Definition

simple

Usage

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简 jiǎn 名词 1. 古代用来写字的竹板: Bamboo slips, a long strip of bamboo used for writing in ancient times. 2. 书信: Books; letters. 3. 古兵器。鞭类: Ancient weapons; types of whips. 4. 两根长约六十五厘米的竹片组成的打击乐器，名云扬板: A percussion instrument made of two bamboo strips approximately sixty-five centimeters long, known as bamboo clips. 5. 水名: Jian River, a tributary of the ancient Yellow River. 形容词 1. 简省;简易;简单: Simple; simplified; brief. 2. 稀少: Rare. 3. 大: Great. 动词 1. 通“柬”。选择: To select; the same as “jian.” 2. 怠慢;倨傲: To cold-shoulder; slight. 3. 简化，使得简单或较简单: To simplify; to make simpler. 4. 检阅: To review. 5. 检查;检验: To check; to test. 6. 捐弃;剔除: To get rid of; to remove. 7. 分别;辨别: To distinguish. 8. 通“谏”。谏诤，直言规劝: To criticize someone’s faults frankly.

简史 jiǎn shǐ

a brief history

简单 jiǎn dān

simple / not complicated

简历 jiǎn lì

curriculum vitae (CV) / résumé / biographical notes

简体字 jiǎn tǐ zì

simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fan2 ti3 zi4]

简帖 jiǎn tiě

a letter

简明扼要 jiǎn míng è yào

brief and to the point (idiom) / succinct

简括 jiǎn kuò

brief but comprehensive / compendious

简捷 jiǎn jié

forthright / simple and direct

简况 jiǎn kuàng

brief introduction / briefing

简易 jiǎn yì

simple and easy / simplistic / simplicity

简朴 jiǎn pǔ

simple and unadorned / plain

简单机械 jiǎn dān jī xiè

simple machine

简便 jiǎn biàn

simple and convenient / handy

简洁 jiǎn jié

concise / succinct / pithy

简洁明了 jiǎn jié míng liǎo

succinct and clear / brevity

简牍 jiǎn dú

bamboo scripts / bamboo slips / bamboo and wooden slips

简略 jiǎn lüè

simple / brief

简直 jiǎn zhí

simply / at all / practically

简短 jiǎn duǎn

brief (statement, summary etc) / briefly / brevity

简介 jiǎn jiè

summary / brief introduction

简称 jiǎn chēng

to be abbreviated to / abbreviation / short form

竹简 zhú jiǎn

bamboo writing slips in ancient times (joined together to form whole scrolls)

简陋 jiǎn lòu

simple and crude

简化 jiǎn huà

to simplify

精简 jīng jiǎn

to simplify / to reduce

简明 jiǎn míng

simple and clear / concise

简要 jiǎn yào

concise / brief

简练 jiǎn liàn

terse / succinct

言简意赅 yán jiǎn yì gāi

concise and comprehensive (idiom)

简讯 jiǎn xùn

newsletter / the news in brief / (Tw) SMS message

简谐运动 jiǎn xié yùn dòng

simple harmonic motion (in mechanics) / motion of a simple pendulum

因陋就简 yīn lòu jiù jiǎn

crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can / to do things simply and thriftily / It's not pretty but it works.