简 (簡) jiǎn

1. jiǎn adjective simple
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '簡'; Guoyu '簡' adj; Kroll 2015 '簡' 2, p. 197; Mathews 1931 '簡', p. 115; Unihan '簡')
2. jiǎn noun a bamboo slip
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '簡'; Guoyu '簡' n 1; Kroll 2015 '簡' 1, p. 197; Mathews 1931 '簡', p. 114)
3. jiǎn verb to appoint; to choose
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '簡' v 2; Kroll 2015 '簡' 4, p. 197; Mathews 1931 '簡', p. 115)
4. jiǎn verb to be rude; hasty
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '簡' v 3; Kroll 2015 '簡' 3a, p. 197; Mathews 1931 '簡', p. 115)
5. jiǎn adjective concise
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '簡' 2a, p. 197)
6. jiǎn adjective frugal
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '簡' 2b, p. 197)
7. jiǎn verb to neglect
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '簡' 3, p. 197)
8. jiǎn verb to examine; to inspect
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '簡' 5, p. 197)
9. jiǎn noun one line of a poem
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '簡' 6, p. 197)
10. jiǎn noun a letter; a document
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '簡' n 2; Kroll 2015 '簡' 1a, p. 197; Mathews 1931 '簡', p. 114; Unihan '簡')
11. jiǎn adjective large
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '簡' adj 2)
12. jiǎn proper noun Jian
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '簡' n 3)

Contained in

• 简默(簡默) reticent; silent
• 简陋(簡陋) simple and crude
• 简札(簡札) bamboo slips; a writing tablet
• 简略标题(簡略標題) abbreviated title
• 折简(折簡) cut paper cards
• 精简开支(精簡開支) to reduce spending; to cut spending
• 简牍(簡牘) a wooden or bamboo tablet
• 简略见告(簡略見告) brief outline or overview (of a plan etc)
• 简子(簡子) a letter; a document ; a vine ; a kind of percussion instrument
• 简化字总表(簡化字總表) Complete List of Simplified Characters
• 简言(簡言) sparse words
• 简短(簡短) brief; concise
• 简写本(簡寫本) abridged edition
• 第二次汉字简化方案(第二次漢字簡化方案) Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme
• 白简(白簡) Wrigley's Spearmint
• 简旨(簡旨) for the emperor to appoint
• 简述(簡述) to outline; to summarize; to sketch
• 简帖(簡帖) a letter; a document
• 简椠(簡槧) writing tablet
• 简体字(簡體字) a simplified Chinese character
• 繁简(繁簡) complicated and simple ; traditional and simplified
• 简在帝心(簡在帝心) for decision by the emperor
• 简谐(簡諧) simple harmonic (motion, oscillation etc in mechanics)
• 简任官(簡任官) specially appointed official
• 简体中文(簡體中文) Simplified Chinese characters
• 简讯(簡訊) a newsletter ; an SMS message
• 简辰(簡辰) select a date
• 简繁(簡繁) simple versus traditional
• 简易爆炸装置(簡易爆炸裝置) improvised explosive device (IED)
• 简报(簡報) presentation
• 汉字简化方案(漢字簡化方案) Chinese Character Simplification Scheme
• 简介(簡介) summary
• 书简(書簡) letter
• 航空邮简(航空郵簡) aerogram
• 简忽于事(簡忽于事) careless in a business transaction
• 简单(簡單) simple ; ordinary ; careless
• 简直(簡直) simply ; nearly; practically
• 简策(簡策) official documents
• 从简(從簡) simple and practical
• 简单地说(簡單地說) to put it simply; simply put
• 简句(簡句) a simple sentence
• 简任(簡任) to select for a position ; a presidential or specially appointed official
• 轻车简从(輕車簡從) (of an official) to travel with little luggage and just a small escort

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• 卷三百十一 列傳第七十 晏殊 龐籍孫:恭孫 王隨 章得象 呂夷簡子:公綽 公弼 公孺 張士遜 Volume 311 Biographies 70: Yan Shu, Pang Ji and grandson: Gongsun, Wang Sui, Zhang Dexiang, Lu Yijian and son: Gongchao, Gong Bi, Gong Ru, Zhang Shixun History of Song 宋史 — count: 57
• 卷一百〇一 表第二 諸王世表二 Volume 101 Tables 2: Princes 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 56
• 卷一百 表第一 諸王世表一 Volume 100 Tables 1: Princes 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 49
• 卷一百六十三 列傳第一百十三: 孟簡 胡證 崔元略 杜元穎 崔弘禮 李虞仲 王質 盧簡辭 Volume 163 Biographies 113: Meng Jian, Hu Zheng, Cui Yuanlue, Du Yuanping, Cui Hongli, Li Yuzhong, Wang Zhi, Lu Jianci Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 45
• 卷二百六十六 列傳第二十五 錢若水 蘇易簡 郭贄 李至 辛仲甫 王沔 溫仲舒 王化基 Volume 266 Biographies 25: Qian Ruoshui, Su Yijian, Guo Zhi, Li Zhi, Xin Zhongfu, Wang Mian, Wen Zhongshu, Wang Huaji History of Song 宋史 — count: 39
• 卷一百〇二 表第三 諸王世表三 Volume 102 Tables 3: Princes 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 38
• 卷八十　　列傳第七十 賊臣 Volume 80 Biographies 70: Treacherous Officials History of the Southern Dynasties 南史 — count: 30
• 卷四百〇七 列傳第一百六十六 杜範 楊簡 錢時 張虙 呂午 Volume 407 Biographies 166: Du Fan, Yang Jian, Qian Shi, Zhang Fu, Lu Wu History of Song 宋史 — count: 28
• 卷五十四　列傳第四十四 梁簡文帝諸子 元帝諸子 Volume 54 Biographies 44: Sons of Emperor Jianwen of Liang, Sons of Emperor Yuan of Liang History of the Southern Dynasties 南史 — count: 28
• 卷一百〇六　列傳第四十四:　張暐子:行簡 賈益謙 劉炳 朮虎高琪 移剌塔不也 Volume 106 Biographies 44: Zhang Wei son: Xingjian, Jia Yiqian, Liu Bing, Pai Hugaoqi, Yi Latabuye History of Jin 金史 — count: 24

Collocations

• 简公 (簡公) 簡公生五年 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 46
• 简主 (簡主) 簡主之才臣也 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 十過第十 Chapter 10: Ten Faults — count: 16
• 郑简 (鄭簡) 葬鄭簡公 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 7
• 赵简 (趙簡) 趙簡主迎而相之 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 外儲說左下第三十三 Chapter 33: A Collection of Sayings IV — count: 5
• 韩简 (韓簡) 使韓簡視師 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 4
• 简兵 (簡兵) 簡兵蒐乘 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 3
• 燕简 (燕簡) 燕簡公多嬖寵 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 3
• 简在 (簡在) 惟簡在上帝之心 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 湯誥 Shang Shu - Announcement of Tang — count: 3
• 简车 (簡車) 簡車徒也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 3
• 简孚 (簡孚) 五辭簡孚 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 呂刑 Zhou Shu - Marquis of Lu on Punishments — count: 2