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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.

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
化 huà
to change, to convert, to reform; -ize
radical 21 ⼔ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “simplify”

WordPinyinMeaning
精简 (精簡)jīng jiǎnto simplify; to reduce
简省 (簡省)jiǎn shěngto simplify; to reduce to essentials
简单化 (簡單化)jiǎn dān huàsimplification; to simplify

Related words

Other words that share a character with 简化.

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
简历 (簡歷)jiǎn lìcurriculum vitae (CV); résumé
文化wén huàculture; civilization
变化 (變化)biàn huà(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
现代化 (現代化)xiàn dài huàmodernization; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “simplify”.

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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