Vita:簡

Parts

• 簡 1621 simplicity
  • 竹 937 bamboo
    • ⼂ * drop (a drop of, drop of, eye-dropper)
    • 丁 91 nail (street, spike, street-sign)
    • ⼂ * drop (a drop of, drop of, eye-dropper)
    • 丁 91 nail (street, spike, street-sign)
  • 間 1620 interval
    • 門 1616 gates
      • ？ * gate
      • ？ * gate
    • 日 12 sun (day, tongue wagging in the mouth)

KANJIDIC Entry

• 簡 344A U7c21 B118 G6 S18 XDR3853 F983 N3444 V4358 H2721 DK1746 L1621 K870 O2788 DO1103 MN26520P MP8.0854 E829 IN1533 DH843 DT1002 DJ358 DG1490 P2-6-12 I6f12.5 Q8822.7 DR2378 ZPP3-14-4 Yjian3 Wgan カン {simplicity} {brevity}

EDICT Entries

• 簡易 [かんい] / (adj-na,n) simplicity / easiness / quasi- / (P) /
• 簡易保険 [かんいほけん] / (n) postal life insurance / (P) /
• 簡潔 [かんけつ] / (adj-na,n) brevity / conciseness / simplicity / (P) /
• 簡裁 [かんさい] / (n) summary court / court of summary offences / court of summary offenses / (P) /
• 簡素 [かんそ] / (adj-na,n) simplicity / plain / (P) /
• 簡単 [かんたん] / (adj-na,n) simple / (P) /
• 簡略 [かんりゃく] / (adj-na,n) simple / simplicity / (P) /
• 書簡 [しょかん] / (n) letter / note / epistle / (P) /

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Meta

1. Frequency: 6237 out of 9933.

Decomposition

Once

• 簡 => ⺮, 間

Radical

• 簡 => ⺮ (bamboo) , 門 (gate) , 日 (sun/day)

Graphical

• 簡 => ⺮,門,口,一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jian3 - simple/uncomplicated/letter/to choose/to select/bamboo strips used for writing (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 簡 (jian3): The component 間 is pronounced as 'jian1'.
2. Pronunciation clue for 簡 (jian3): The component 間 is pronounced as 'jian4'.

Example Words

High Frequency

• 简单 (簡單)
• 简直 (簡直)

Medium Frequency

• 简 (簡)
• 简介 (簡介)
• 简易 (簡易)
• 简历 (簡歷)
• 简洁 (簡潔)
• 简短 (簡短)
• 简称 (簡稱)
• 简约 (簡約)
• 简陋 (簡陋)