Chinese symbol for “simplify”
简化
jiǎn huà
Traditional: 簡化
to simplify
The closest CC-CEDICT match for simplify is 简化 (jiǎn huà), defined as: to simplify.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “simplify”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 精简 (精簡) | jīng jiǎn | to simplify; to reduce |
| 简省 (簡省) | jiǎn shěng | to simplify; to reduce to essentials |
| 简单化 (簡單化) | jiǎn dān huà | simplification; to simplify |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 简化.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 简单 (簡單) | jiǎn dān | simple; not complicated |
| 简直 (簡直) | jiǎn zhí | simply; really |
| 简称 (簡稱) | jiǎn chēng | to be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form |
| 简介 (簡介) | jiǎn jiè | summary; brief introduction |
| 简历 (簡歷) | jiǎn lì | curriculum vitae (CV); résumé |
| 文化 | wén huà | culture; civilization |
| 变化 (變化) | biàn huà | (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation |
| 现代化 (現代化) | xiàn dài huà | modernization; 个 (gè) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “simplify”.
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