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簡
gaan2
Mandarin: jian3
Simplified: 简
Definitions
  1. 1 simple
  2. 2 uncomplicated
  3. 3 letter
  4. 4 to choose
  5. 5 to select
  6. 6 bamboo strips used for writing (old)
  7. 7 terse
  8. 8 succinct
  9. 9 brief
  10. 10 simplified
  11. 11 to treat impolitely
  12. 12 letter
  13. 13 note
  14. 14 to select
  15. 15 a surname
  16. 16 # adapted from cc-cedict
Words containing 簡
簡直
gaan2 zik6
just
簡樸
gaan2 pok3
simple and unadorned; plain
簡簡單單
gaan2 gaan2 daan1 daan1
Simple
簡陽
gaan2 joeng4
Jianyang (city in Sichuan)
精簡
zing1 gaan2
to simplify; to reduce (complexity)
最簡化式
zeoi3 gaan2 faa3 sik1
[math.] simplest form
從簡
cung4 gaan2
to keep something simple
簡化字
gaan2 faa3 zi6
[1] simplified Chinese characters [2] [Syn.] 簡體字
深居簡出
sam1 geoi1 gaan2 ceot1
live in seclusion; barely go out (idiom)
簡明
gaan2 ming4
simple and clear; concise
精簡開支
zing1 gaan2 hoi1 zi1
to reduce spending; to cut costs
點止咁簡單
dim2 zi2 gam3 gaan2 daan1
it's not so simple [colloquial]
郵簡
jau4 gaan2
an aerogram
簡短
gaan2 dyun2
brief; short time; short duration
航空郵簡
hong4 hung1 jau4 gaan2
an aerogram
過份簡單化
gwo3 fan6 gaan2 daan1 faa3
oversimplification; oversimplify
簡體版
gaan2 tai2 baan2
simplified Chinese characters version / edition
簡易
gaan2 ji6
simple; easy
簡歷
gaan2 lik6
résumé (e. g. job résumé)
簡化錄字頭
gaan2 faa3 luk6 zi6 tau4
Kangxi radical 58 彐
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