Meaning
simple
Chinese: 简单、简洁;也指竹简、书信。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jian” becomes a different word in each tone. 简 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 简单jiǎn dānsimple; not complicated
- 简直jiǎn zhísimply; really
- 简历jiǎn lìcurriculum vitae (CV); résumé; biographical notes
- 简化jiǎn huàto simplify
- 简介jiǎn jièsummary; brief introduction
Example Sentence
这个方法既简单又有效。Zhè ge fāng fǎ jì jiǎn dān yòu yǒu xiào.This method is both simple and effective.
这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this方法fāng fǎmethod既jìalready简单jiǎn dānsimple又yòuagain有效yǒu xiàoeffective。