簡 (jiǎn)

simple/brief

How 簡 is written

Strokes
18
Radical
⺮ — bamboo
Traditional
簡
Simplified
简

Components

Common words using 簡

簡單 jiǎndān
simple; not complicated
簡直 jiǎnzhí
simply; at all; practically
簡介 jiǎnjiè
summary; brief introduction
簡易 jiǎnyì
simple and easy; simplistic; simplicity
簡歷 jiǎnlì
Curriculum Vitae (CV); résumé (resume); biographical notes
簡潔 jiǎnjié
concise; succinct; pithy
簡短 jiǎnduǎn
brief; short-duration
簡稱 jiǎnchēng
abbreviation; short form
簡約 jiǎnyuē
sketchy; concise; abbreviated
簡陋 jiǎnlòu
simple and crude (of a room or building)
竹簡 zhújiǎn
bamboo writing slips in ancient times (joined together to form whole scrolls)
簡便 jiǎnbiàn
simple and convenient; handy

簡 in a sentence

他的履歷表寫得很簡單。

Tā de lǚlìbiǎo xiě de hěn jiǎndān.

“His resume is written very simply.”

How common is 簡?

簡 is the 715th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 83.2% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 簡

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