Memory phrase for the character: 简

简

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Meaning

simple, uncomplicated, letter (=formerly bamboo strips)

Pronunciation

jiǎn

Explanation

Top: bamboo 竹, below: gap/space 间/間 (The sun 日 shines though the gate 门/門 due to a gap.)

Mnemonic

(With a fence, it is time-consuming to cut the elements to fit precisely and without gaps). If you build bamboo on a gap (= with spaces in between), you make it very simple.

Radicals

竹	bamboo
间	between, among
门	gate	Simplified from 門, which shows a gate with two wings.

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Vocabulary

简直	jiǎn zhí	simply; at all; practically
简便	jiǎn biàn	simple and convenient; handy
简单	jiǎn dān	simple; not complicated
简称	jiǎn chēng	abbreviation; short form
简化	jiǎn huà	simplify
简明	jiǎn míng	simple and clear; concise
简陋	jiǎn lòu	simple and crude (of a room or building)
因陋就简	yīn lòu jiù jiǎn	crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can; to do things simply and thriftily; It's not pretty but it works.
因陋就简	yīn lòu jiù jiǎn

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