(jiǎn tǐ) - simplified (Chinese characters) in Mandarin

jiǎntǐ

Traditional: 簡體

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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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This word is part of lesson 20.