简 jiǎn simple
simple; brief; concise
怎么记住“简”: 𥫗 bamboo + 间 room = simple. The designer's new flat has one bamboo chair in an empty white room, and she calls it beautifully simple.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
简 = 𥫗 bamboo + 间 room
- 𥫗 bamboo meaning
- 间 room sound
- 门 door
- 日 sun
The designer's new flat has one bamboo chair in an empty white room, and she calls it beautifully simple.
How it came to be
Bamboo gives the meaning and the part below gives the sound.
用法
- Sense of simple/brief: 简单 (jiǎndān) simple, 简短 (jiǎnduǎn) brief, 简化 (jiǎnhuà) to simplify.
- 简直 (jiǎnzhí) is a common intensifier 'simply/downright': 简直不敢相信 (jiǎnzhí bù gǎn xiāngxìn) simply unbelievable.
- 简历 (jiǎnlì) = a résumé/CV; 简介 (jiǎnjiè) = a brief introduction/synopsis.
- Originally 'bamboo slip' (writing surface), which is why it also means concise.
含“简”的词语
- 简单jiǎndānsimpleHSK 3
- 简历jiǎnlìcurriculum vitae (CV)HSK 5
- 简直jiǎnzhísimplyHSK 5
- 简介jiǎnjièsummaryHSK 6
- 简化jiǎnhuàto simplifyHSK 6
- 简体字jiǎntǐzìsimplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字HSK 7
- 简易jiǎnyìsimple and easyHSK 7
- 简短jiǎnduǎnbrief (statement, summary etc)HSK 7
- 简练jiǎnliànterseHSK 7
- 简要jiǎnyàoconciseHSK 7
- 精简jīngjiǎnto simplifyHSK 7
- 简洁jiǎnjiéconciseHSK 9
- 简称jiǎnchēngto be abbreviated toHSK 9
- 简陋jiǎnlòusimple and crudeHSK 9
例句
- 这些房子的结构很简单。 Zhèixiē fángzi de jiégòu hěn jiǎndān.The structure of these houses is very simple.