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jiǎn

Main
English Definition	simple; uncomplicated; letter; to choose; to select; bamboo strips used for writing (old)
Simplified Script	简
Traditional Script	簡
Pinyin	jiǎn
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄐㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	gaan²

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Words With Same Head Word
简单	jiǎndān	simple; not complicated
简直	jiǎnzhí	simply; at all; practically
简称	jiǎnchēng	to be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form
简化	jiǎnhuà	to simplify
简便	jiǎnbiàn	simple and convenient; handy

Words With Same Tail Word
精简	jīngjiǎn	to simplify; to reduce
竹简	zhújiǎn	bamboo writing slips in ancient times (joined together to form whole scrolls)
因陋就简	yīn lòu jiù jiǎn	crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can; to do things simply and thriftily; It's not pretty but it works.
书简	shūjiǎn	(literary) letter
邮简	yóujiǎn	letter sheet (similar to an aerogram but not necessarily sent by airmail)

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