简

jiǎn

simple; simplified; brief, bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times), letter, select; choose, Jan

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bamboo slips for writing on; brief; letter; simple

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bamboo slips for writing on; brief; letter; simple

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jiǎn

adj. simple, simplified, common, brief, biographical

jiǎn

n. letter

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jian3

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

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简

jiǎn

形

（简单） simple; simplified; brief:

从简 conform to the principle of simplicity;

简而言之 in brief; in short; put it in a nutshell

动

（使简单; 简化） simplify:

精兵简政 better troops (staff) and simpler administration; streamlined administration

(书) （选择人才） select; choose:

简拔 select and promote

名

（古代用来写字的竹片） bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times):

木简 inscribed wooden slip

（信件） letter:

书简 letters; correspondence

（姓氏） a surname:

简师父 Jian Shifu

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簡|简 [jiǎn] ► simple ► uncomplicated ► letter ► to choose ► to select ► bamboo strips used for writing (old)