(jiǎn tǐ) - simplified (Chinese characters) in Mandarin
jiǎntǐTraditional: 简体
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Translation
simplified (Chinese characters)
Word origin
简体 means 'simplified form': 简 (jiǎn, 'simple', with 竹 the bamboo radical) plus 体 (tǐ, 'body, form', simplified from 體). It names the simplified style of Chinese characters.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 简 (jiǎn, simple) + 体 (tǐ, body/form)
Stroke order
简
体
Examples
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He is learning simplified characters.
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Simplified characters are easier to write.
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Please use simplified characters.
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I write in simplified characters.
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This book is in simplified characters.
简体 (jiǎn tǐ) means simplified, especially referring to simplified Chinese characters.
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