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簡: simple; letter

By January 20, 2017January 25th, 2017Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning, Music

 

簡 [简] jiǎn


: simple; uncomplicated, terse, succinct
: letter
: to choose; to select
: bamboo strips used for writing (old)

Kun Reading
none applicable

札 | ふだ fuda

noun
: token; label; tag; sign
: ticket; card
: charm; talisman
: slips of paper posted on shrine pillars by pilgrims

On Reading

簡 | かん kan

noun
: brevity; simplicity

 Usage:

簡單 [简单] jian3dan1: simple; not complicated
[簡単 | かんたん kantan: simple; easy; brief; uncomplicated]
簡[简]便 jian3bian4: simple and convenient; handy
[簡便 | かんべん kanben: handy; simple and easy]
簡稱 [简称] jian3cheng1: to be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form
簡[简]化 jian3hua4: to simplify
簡[简]短 jian3duan3: brief; short-duration
[簡短 | かんたん kantan: simple; easy; brief; uncomplicated]
簡[简]易 jian3yi4: simple and easy; simplistic
[かんい kani: simplicity; convenience; easiness]
簡[简]直 jian3zhi2: simply; at all; practically
精簡[简] jing1jian3: to simplify; to reduce
書簡 [书简] shu1jian3: (literary) letter
[書簡 | しょかん shokan: letter; note; epistle; correspondence]
漢簡 [汉简] han4jian3: bamboo slip used for record keeping during the Han Dynasty



Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom
*簡潔明瞭 | かんけつめいりょう kanketsu meiryou
: (yoji) clear and concise

了簡違い | りょうけんちがい ryouken chigai
: wrong idea; delusion; indiscretion; false step; misstep

直接簡明 | ちょくせつかんめい chokusetsu kanmei
: (yoji) simple and plain; straightforward

簡単に言えば | かんたんにいえば kantan ni ieba
: simply put; putting it simply; in short

簡にして要を得る | かんにしてようをえる kan ni shite you o eru
: to be brief and to the point; to be succinct



Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
*簡單明瞭 [简单明了] jian3 dan1 ming2 liao3
: clear and simple; in simple terms

簡而言之 [简而言之] jian3 er2 yan2 zhi1
: in a nutshell; to put it briefly

簡明扼要 [简明扼要] jian3 ming2 e4 yao4
: brief and to the point; succinct

因陋就簡 [因陋就简] yin1 lou4 jiu4 jian3
: crude but simple methods; use whatever methods you can; to do things simply and thriftily. It’s not pretty but it works.

言簡意賅 [言简意赅] yan2 jian3 yi4 gai1
: concise and comprehensive

頭腦簡單四肢發達 [头脑简单四肢发达] tou2 nao3 jian3 dan1 si4 zhi1 fa1 da2
: all brawn no brains

 Etymology:
簡 jian3: simple, terse, succinct; letter =
⺮: bamboo, CJK radical bamboo
間 jian1: interval, space; place, between



簡體 Simplified.



Semantic:
耕 geng1: to plow



 Examples:

這個問題很簡單。
zhe4ge wen4ti2 hen3 jian3dan1
This question is very easy.

 Music:

愛很簡單 – David Tao 陶喆

作詞:娃娃
作曲:陶喆

忘了是怎麼開始 也許就是對你 有一種感覺
忽然間發現自己 已深深愛上你 真的很簡單

愛的地暗天黑都已無所謂 是是非非無法抉擇 喔~~
沒有後悔為愛日夜去跟隨 那個瘋狂的人是我 喔~~

I LOVE U 無法不愛你 BABY 說你也愛我 嗚
I LOVE U 永遠不願意 BABY 失去你

不可能更快樂 只要能在一起 做什麼都可以
雖然 世界變個不停 用最真誠的心 讓愛變的簡單
(口白:讓愛變的簡單)
更多更詳盡歌詞 在 ※ Mojim.com 魔鏡歌詞網

愛的地暗天黑都已無所謂 是是非非無法抉擇 喔~~
沒有後悔為愛日夜去跟隨 那個瘋狂的人是我 喔~~

I LOVE U 一直在這裡 BABY 一直在愛你 嗚 ya~
I LOVE U (yes I do) 永遠都不放棄 這愛你的權利
如果你還有一些困惑 Oh No 貼著我的心傾聽
聽我說著 愛你 (yes I do)

I LOVE U 喔(YES I DO)一直在這裡 BABY OH YA-
一直在愛你 喔
I LOVE U 永遠都不放棄 這愛你的權力

credit: David Tao 陶喆

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary