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ㄐㄧㄢ ˇ

jiǎn

simple

简 is a 13 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as jiǎn in the third tone.

In traditional Chinese the character is used.

It is made up of the components (bamboo) and (between).

  • ㄐㄧㄢ ˇ

    jiǎn

    simple

    • ㄓㄨ ˊ

      zhú

      bamboo

    • ㄐㄧㄢ

      jiān

      between

3 stories have been written about this character — see all
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it's easy to plant bamboo where the sun shines through between the gates
by joolean

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Baby panda lives a <simple> life, investing all her ener[gy in] rolling *down*hill and climbing back *up*, a stick of BAMBOO always BETWEEN her teeth.
by vms5q

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The bamboo room is a simple place to be
by Funny翻译人

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 简

Definitions for 简 pronounced as jiǎn

  • simple
  • uncomplicated
  • letter
  • to choose
  • to select
  • bamboo strips used for writing (old)

Vocabulary

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