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简(簡) jiăn simple in Mandarin Chinese
Definition[edit | edit source]
Radical is 竹 zhú “bamboo.” The colloquial name for this radical is 竹字头 (竹字頭) zhúzìtóu “top made up of the character 竹.” When it is a radical, the third and sixth strokes of 竹 are shortened. Phonetic is 间 (間) jiān “between” (232). Distinguish 简 (簡) from 间 (間).
Examples[edit | edit source]
- 简 (簡) Jiăn Jian [SN]
Video[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
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