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简
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(Bushou)		 竹
Strokes 6
Composition
Strokes 13
Structure
Decomp. 竹门日
竹 + 间
Prononciation
Mandarin jiǎn
Entry Methods
Pinyin jian3
Kanji /
Cangjie
 HLSA
竹中尸日
Sijiao 882.2
Wubi TUJF
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+7B80
GB2312 BCF2
简 jiǎn simple / uncomplicated / letter / to choose / to select / bamboo strips used for writing (old)
Results beginning with 简
简介 jiǎn jiè summary / brief introduction
简单 jiǎn dān simple / not complicated
简体 jiǎn tǐ simplified form of Chinese characters, as opposed to traditional form 繁體|繁体[fan2 ti3]
简直 jiǎn zhí simply / really
简历 jiǎn lì curriculum vitae (CV) / résumé / biographical notes
简称 jiǎn chēng to be abbreviated to / abbreviation / short form
简洁 jiǎn jié concise / succinct / pithy
简易 jiǎn yì simple and easy / simplistic / simplicity
简化 jiǎn huà to simplify
简要 jiǎn yào concise / brief
简便 jiǎn biàn simple and convenient / handy
简约 jiǎn yuē sketchy / concise / abbreviated
简短 jiǎn duǎn brief (statement, summary etc) / briefly / brevity
简报 jiǎn bào presentation / briefing / (oral or written) brief report
简述 jiǎn shù to outline / to summarize / to sketch / summary / brief description / concise narrative / in a nutshell / briefly
简章 jiǎn zhāng concise list of rules / brochure / pamphlet
简陋 jiǎn lòu simple and crude
简明 jiǎn míng simple and clear / concise
简装 jiǎn zhuāng paperback / plainly packaged / opposite: 精裝|精装[jing1 zhuang1]
简讯 jiǎn xùn newsletter / the news in brief / (Tw) SMS message
简朴 jiǎn pǔ simple and unadorned / plain
简略 jiǎn lu:è simple / brief
简练 jiǎn liàn terse / succinct
简繁 jiǎn fán simple versus traditional (Chinese characters)
简史 jiǎn shǐ a brief history
简谱 jiǎn pǔ music notation in which the notes Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La and Si are represented by numerals 1 to 7
简写 jiǎn xiě to write characters in simplified form / the simplified form of a character / to abbreviate (a word or expression) / to write in simple language
简码 jiǎn mǎ brevity code
简本 jiǎn běn concise edition / abridged edition
简编 jiǎn biān concise edition / abridged edition / compendium
简表 jiǎn biǎo table (displaying data in rows and columns)
简册 jiǎn cè booklet / brochure / (old) book (made of bamboo strips tied together)
简牍 jiǎn dú bamboo and wooden slips (used for writing on in ancient times) / letter / correspondence / book / document
简括 jiǎn kuò brief but comprehensive / compendious
简炼 jiǎn liàn variant of 簡練|简练[jian3 lian4]
简令 jiǎn lìng fragmentary order / frag O
简慢 jiǎn màn negligent (towards guests)
简拼 jiǎn pīn (computing) input method where the user types just the initial or first letter of each syllable, e.g. "shq" or "sq" for 事情[shi4qing5]
简省 jiǎn shěng to simplify / to reduce to essentials / economical
简缩 jiǎn suō abbreviation / short form
简帖 jiǎn tiě a letter
简谐 jiǎn xié simple harmonic (motion, oscillation etc in mechanics)
简阳 Jiǎn yáng see 簡陽市|简阳市[Jian3yang2 Shi4]
简则 jiǎn zé general rule / simple principle
简中 jiǎn zhōng Simplified Chinese (abbr. for 簡體中文|简体中文[jian3ti3 Zhong1wen2])
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简单化 jiǎn dān huà simplification / to simplify
简体字 jiǎn tǐ zì simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fan2 ti3 zi4]
简言之 jiǎn yán zhī in simple terms / to put things simply / briefly
简化字 jiǎn huà zì simplified Chinese character
简易雷  dumb mine
简笔画 jiǎn bǐ huà simple drawing / sketch
简并星 jiǎn bìng xīng degenerate star
简单地 jiǎn dān de briefly / simply
简记员 jiǎn jì yuán précis-writer
简帖儿 jiǎn tiě r a letter
简谐波 jiǎn xié bō simple harmonic wave / sine wave
简阳市 Jiǎn yáng shì Jianyang, county-level city in Ziyang 資陽市|资阳市[Zi1yang2 Shi4], Sichuan
简易棚 jiǎn yì péng makeshift shelter / awning
简又新 jiǎn yòu xīn Eugene
简·爱 Jiǎn · Aì Jane Eyre, novel by Charlotte Brontë / 夏洛特·勃良特[Xia4 luo4 te4 · / Bo2 liang2 te4]
简体中文 jiǎn tǐ zhōng wén simplified character Chinese, simplified Chinese
简单明了 jiǎn dān míng liǎo clear and simple / in simple terms
简明扼要 jiǎn míng è yào brief and to the point (idiom) / succinct
简而言之 jiǎn ér yán zhī in a nutshell / to put it briefly
简要记录  summary record
简单签署  simple signature
简易假腿  peg leg / straight pylon
简易淋浴  improvised shower
简单的说 jiǎn dān de shuō to put it simply / simply put
简单地说 jiǎn dān de shuō to put it simply / simply put
简单多数 jiǎn dān duō shù plurality / simple majority
简短介绍 jiǎn duǎn jiè shào brief introduction
简繁转换 jiǎn fán zhuǎn huàn conversion from simple to traditional Chinese characters
简陋武器 jiǎn lòu wǔ qì crude weapon
简略见告 jiǎn lu:è jiàn gào brief outline or overview (of a plan etc)
简谐运动 jiǎn xié yùn dòng simple harmonic motion (in mechanics) / motion of a simple pendulum
简谐振动 jiǎn xié zhèn dòng simple harmonic oscillation / sinusoidal oscillation
简要介绍 jiǎn yào jiè shào brief introduction
简要说明 jiǎn yào shuō míng concise notes
简易机场 jiǎn yì jī chǎng airstrip / landing strip / strip
简化和协调  simplification and harmonization
简单等深线  simple isobath
简化等距线 jiǎn huà děng jù xiàn simplified equidistant line / simplified line of equidistance
简化手续司 jiǎn huà shǒu xù sī Facilitation Division
简要世界统计  World Statistics in Brief
简单后座作用  simple blowback action
简易司法程序  summary judicial procedures
简易程序分庭  Chamber of Summary Procedure
简单线性回归  simple linear regression
简易武器系统  improvised weapon system
简氏防务周刊 Jiǎn shì fáng wù zhōu kān Jane's defense weekly
简易爆炸装置 jiǎn yì bào zhà zhuāng zhì improvised explosive device (IED)
简易雷场标志 jiǎn yì léi chǎng biāo zhì improvised minefield marker / local warning sign
简易新闻聚合 jiǎn yì xīn wén jù hé Really Simple Syndication
简易爆炸装置 jiǎn yì zhà dàn zhuāng zhì improvised explosive device (IED)
简易技术博物馆  Museum of Simple Technology
简化和统一工作队  simplification and harmonization task force on resource mobilization / simplification and harmonization task force
简易邮件传输协议  Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
简单网络管理协议 jiǎn dān wǎng luò guǎn lǐ xié yì Simple Network Management Protocol / SNMP
简洁是智慧的灵魂 jiǎn jié shì zhì huì de líng hún Brevity is the soul of wit (from Polonius' 波洛涅斯 / speech in Hamlet II:2 哈姆雷特).
简化贸易手续委员会  Simpler Trade Procedures Board
简化贸易手续和文件  Facilitation of Trade Procedures and Documentation
简易爆炸装置技术顾问  Improvised Explosive Device Technical Adviser
简化船上移民检查手续公约  Convention concerning the Simplification of the Inspection of Emigrants on Board Ship
简化与森林有关的报告程序工作队  Task Force on Streamlining Forest-related Reporting
简化行政、商业、运输手续及惯例中心  United Nations Centre for Facilitation of Procedures and Practices for Administration, Commerce and Transport / Centre for Facilitation of Procedures and Practices for Administration, Commerce and Transport
简化商业样品和广告材料进口手续公约  International Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Material
Approximate Results for 简
精简 jīng jiǎn to simplify / to reduce
繁简 fán jiǎn complicated and simple / traditional and simplified form of Chinese characters
竹简 zhú jiǎn bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times)
汉简 Hàn jiǎn bamboo slip used for record keeping during the Han Dynasty
白简 Bái jiǎn Wrigley's Spearmint (brand)
短简 duǎn jiǎn brief
蠹简 dù jiǎn old worm-eaten books
二简 èr jiǎn abbr. for 第二次漢字簡化方案|第二次汉字简化方案[Di4 er4 ci4 Han4 zi4 Jian3 hua4 Fang1 an4]
黄简 Huáng jiǎn Wrigley's Juicy Fruit (brand)
书简 shū jiǎn (literary) letter
邮简 yóu jiǎn letter sheet (similar to an aerogram but not necessarily sent by airmail)
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不简单 bù jiǎn dān not simple / rather complicated / remarkable / marvelous
白行简 Bái Xíng jiǎn Bai Xingjian (c. 776-826), younger brother of Bai Juyi 白居易[Bai2 Ju1 yi4], Tang novelist and poet, author of novel Tale of Courtesan Li Wa 李娃傳|李娃传[Li3 Wa2 Zhuan4]
苏易简 Sū Yì jiǎn Su Yijian (958-997), Northern Song writer and poet
个人简历 gè rén jiǎn lì personal history profile
言简意赅 yán jiǎn yì gāi concise and comprehensive (idiom)
生平简介 shēng píng jiǎn jiè biographic sketch
轻车简从 qīng chē jiǎn cóng (of an official) to travel with little luggage and just a small escort / to travel without ostentation
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.
精简数据  thinning (of data) / thinning-out (of data) / decimation (of data)
地形简图  topographic line map / contour map
货品简介  profiling of goods
国情简介 guó qíng jiǎn jiè country profile
航空邮简 háng kōng yóu jiǎn aerogram
环境简报 huán jìng jiǎn bào Environment Brief
极简主义 jí jiǎn zhǔ yì minimalism
精简开支 jīng jiǎn kāi zhī to reduce spending / to cut spending
青年简讯 qīng nián jiǎn xùn Youth Information Bulletin
人权简报 rén quán jiǎn bào Human Rights Newsletter
删简压缩 shān jiǎn yā suō to simplify and condense (a text) / abridged
时间简史 Shí jiān jiǎn shǐ "A Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawking
精简数据组  reduced data set
受害者简况  victim profile / mine-victim profile
联合国简报  United Nations in Brief
过份简单化 guò fèn jiǎn dān huà oversimplification / to oversimplify
原因很简单 yuán yīn hěn jiǎn dān the reason is very simple
笔译－简记员  translator / précis-writer
执行简报文件  Executive Briefing Paper
数据简化模式  data reduction model
最新发展简报  Development Update
环境统计简编  Compendium of Environment Statistics
空缺通知简编  Vacancy Announcement Compendium
道德操守简介 dào dé cào shǒu jiǎn jiè ethics briefing
国家方案简介 guó jiā fāng àn jiǎn jiè country programme profile
野战简易武器 yě zhàn jiǎn yì wǔ qì field expedient weapon
国情简介数据库  Country Profile Data Base
经济与发展简讯  Notas sobre la Economia y el Desarrollo
联合国青年简讯 lián hé guó qīng nián jiǎn xùn United Nations Youth Information Bulletin
车载简易爆炸装置  vehicle borne improvised explosive device
线控简易爆炸装置  command wire improvised explosive device
遥控简易爆炸装置  remote-controlled improvised explosive device
学习、通讯、简报  learning, communications and briefing
人类住区统计简编 rén lèi zhù qū tǒng jì jiǎn biān Compendium on Human Settlements Statistics
世界人口政策简编 shì jiè rén kǒu zhèng cè jiǎn biān compendium of world population policies
头脑简单四肢发达 tóu nǎo jiǎn dān sì zhī fā dá all brawn no brains
最低标准简易机场 zuì dī biāo zhǔn jiǎn yì jī chǎng minimum operating strip
第二次汉字简化方案 Dì èr cì Hàn zì Jiǎn huà Fāng àn Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (second round of simplified Chinese characters, proposed in 1977 and retracted in 1986) / abbr. to 二簡|二简[er4 jian3]
全球公司反腐实践简编  Global Compendium of Corporate Anti-Corruption Practices
达尔富尔人道主义简况 dá ěr fù ěr rén dào zhǔ yì jiǎn kuàng Darfur Humanitarian Profile
1988年社会统计和指标简编  Compendium of Social Statistics and Indicators 1988
国际贸易手续简化委员会  Committee for the Simplification of International Trade Procedure / SITPRO Committee
西岸和加沙最新情况简报  West Bank and Gaza Update
联合国系统各机构简介节目  United Nations system identity package
资源动员的简化和统一工作队  simplification and harmonization task force on resource mobilization / simplification and harmonization task force
非洲印度洋气象简报交换计划  AFI Meteorological Bulletin Exchange Scheme
关于简化关务手续的国际公约  International Convention relating to the Simplification of Customs Formalities
气象和运用水文学训练设施简编  Compendium of Training Facilities for Meteorological and Operational Hydrology
联合国非洲发展新议程简明新闻  United Nations NADAF Newsflash
1986年妇女状况社会统计和指标简编  Compendium of Statistics and Indicators on the Situation of Women 1986
工作流程细则简化和合理化工作组  Task Force to Simplify and Streamline the Rules of Work Processes
会议事务行政政策、做法和程序简编  Compendium of Administrative Policies, Practices and Procedures of Conference Services
联合国治理和公共行政领域基本术语简编  Compendium of basic United Nations terminology in governance and public administration
关于简化和协调海关业务制度的国际公约  International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures / Kyoto Convention
1970-1975年世界人口状况及其长期影响简要报告  Concise Report on the World Population Situation in 1970-1975 and its Long-Range Implications
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