簡 (gaan2 | jian3) : simple; treat impolitely; letter; a surname

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簡

gaan2

jian3

[1] [adj] simple; brief; simplified
[2] [v] treat impolitely; snub; slight
[3] [n] letter; note; bamboo slip (for writing on)
[4] [v] select; choose (as variant of 揀)
[5] [n] a Chinese surname

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Stroke count: 18

Level: 2

Radical: 竹 (#118)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

簡 / 简

This word has been viewed 10021 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th May 2015 01:46

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言簡意賅 jin4 gaan2 ji3 goi1 yan2 jian3 yi4 gai1 = concise and comprehensive

簡直 gaan2 zik6 jian3 zhi2 = simply

簡稱 gaan2 cing1 jian3 cheng1 = abbreviation

簡體字 gaan2 tai2 zi6 jian3 ti3 zi4 = simplified Chinese characters

簡單 gaan2 daan1 jian3 dan1 = simple

點止咁簡單 dim2 zi2 gam3 gaan2 daan1 = It's not so simple 粵

簡化 gaan2 faa3 jian3 hua4 = to simplify

簡便 gaan2 bin6 jian3 bian4 = convenient; handy

簡明 gaan2 ming4 jian3 ming2 = simple and clear; concise

簡易 gaan2 ji6 jian3 yi4 = simple; easy
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答案好簡單粵
The answer's very simple.

佢變到我簡直認佢唔出。粵
He had changed so much that I no longer recognized him.
[The two verbs 變 and 認 are each affixed with a verb particle 到 and 唔出 respectively. 到 is a degree particle while 唔出 is a potential particle.]

大家都知道亞雄吹水功夫一流，佢可以將一件簡單嘅事講到天花龍鳳嚟吸引人。粵
Everyone knows Ah Hung is really good at talking. He can capture his audience by making a simple matter so sophisticated.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 簡
Unicode code for this character: U+7c21 (off-site link)

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