Chinese Character 简 Meanings and components.

Form

简

Meaning

简 meaning[3] in English

Simple.

Uncomplicated.

Letter.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 简 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are bamboo (竹) , and between (间)

Its radical[1] is: 竹 (zhu2) which means: Bamboo, Cl:棵[Ke1],支[Zhi1],根[Gen1], Kangxi Radical 118, .竹zhu2bamboo

In cangjie it is written with HLSA

How to write 简

To write简jian3simple you should write a combination of 竹zhu2bamboo , 间jian1between arranged in a 吕 shape:

竹 + 间 = 简

简 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 简 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 简, looks as follow:

简
Pinyin:jian3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Simple . Uncomplicated . Letter . To Choose . To Select . Bamboo Strips Used For Writing (Old)
竹
Pinyin:zhu2
Meaning[3]: Bamboo . Cl:棵[Ke1],支[Zhi1],根[Gen1] . Kangxi Radical 118
亇
Pinyin:ma5 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 個|个[Ge4]
人
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: Man . Person . People . Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4]
*
Pinyin:*
亅
Pinyin:jue2
Meaning[3]: 'Vertical Stroke With Hook' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 6) . See Also 豎鉤|竖钩[Shu4 Gou1]
间
Pinyin:jian1 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: Between . Among . Within A Definite Time Or Space . Room . Section Of A Room Or Lateral Space Between Two Pairs Of Pillars . Classifier For Rooms
门
Pinyin:men2
Meaning[3]: Surname Men
日
Pinyin:ri4
Meaning[3]: Abbr. For 日本[Ri4 Ben3], Japan

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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