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簡

  • jiǎn (jian³) Mandarin, Pinyin
  • ㄐㄧㄢˇ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • gaan² Cantonese, Jyutping
  • kién Hakka, Sixian, Phak fa su
  • kián Hakka, Sixian, Phak fa su
  • gian³ Hakka, 梅縣, 客家話拼音
  • gāng Min Dong, Foochow Romanized
  • kán Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • gang² Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
  • ⁵ci Wu, Shanghai, Wugniu
  • jiǎn Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄐㄧㄢˇ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • jiǎn Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • chien³ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • jyǎn Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • jean Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • цзянь Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
  • /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
  • gaan² Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • gáan Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • gan² Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • /kaːn³⁵/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • kién Hakka, Miaoli, Phak fa su
  • gien^ˋ Hakka, Miaoli, Hakka Romanization System
  • gian³ Hakka, Miaoli, Hagfa Pinyim
  • /ki̯en³¹/ Hakka, Miaoli, IPA
  • kián Hakka, Neipu, Phak fa su
  • gian^ˋ Hakka, Neipu, Hakka Romanization System
  • gian³ Hakka, Neipu, Hagfa Pinyim

Where it comes from

同聲符字 (閒) (鄭張尚芳 (2003))

形聲漢字（上古 *kreːnʔ）：意符 竹 + 聲符 間／间 (上古 *ɡreːn) 。

釋義 𫈉 · 蕑 · 𰱇 · 𥳑 · 柬

  1. 古代書寫用的竹片
  2. 信件，書信
  3. 單純不繁瑣、不複雜的
  4. 簡明
  5. 省略，減省

    Opposite: 繁

  6. 怠慢不敬
  7. 挑選，選擇
  8. 大的
  9. 姓氏

Similar: 不複雜, 不复杂, 單純, 单纯, 淺易, 浅易, 簡單, 简单, 簡易, 简易, 輕巧, 轻巧

釋義 𫈉 · 蕑 · 𰱇 · 𥳑 · 柬

  1. 英語女性名字Jane的轉寫

Thesaurus

釋義

Similar: 不複雜, 不复杂, 單純, 单纯, 淺易, 浅易, 簡單, 简单, 簡易, 简易, 輕巧, 轻巧

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簡. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E7%B0%A1

Chicago

"簡." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E7%B0%A1.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {簡},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E7%B0%A1},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}