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Chinese symbol for “abbreviated”

简约
jiǎn yuē
Traditional: 簡約
sketchy; concise; abbreviated

The closest CC-CEDICT match for abbreviated is 简约 (jiǎn yuē), defined as: sketchy; concise; abbreviated.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

简 jiǎn
simple, succinct, terse; a letter
radical 118 ⽵ · 13 strokes
约 yuē
treaty, covenant, agreement
radical 120 ⽷ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 简约.

WordPinyinMeaning
简单 (簡單)jiǎn dānsimple; not complicated
简直 (簡直)jiǎn zhísimply; really
简称 (簡稱)jiǎn chēngto be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form
简介 (簡介)jiǎn jièsummary; brief introduction
简化 (簡化)jiǎn huàto simplify
简历 (簡歷)jiǎn lìcurriculum vitae (CV); résumé
大约 (大約)dà yuēapproximately; probably
条约 (條約)tiáo yuētreaty; pact

See also: Japanese symbol for “abbreviated”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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