简

jiǎn

simple, terse, succinct, a letter

How to write 简, stroke by stroke

simple; uncomplicated; letter; to choose; to select; bamboo strips used for writing (old)

Pictophonetic: semantic ⺮ (bamboo), phonetic 间

Made of 间

简单jiǎn dānsimple; not complicated
简直jiǎn zhísimply; really
简体jiǎn tǐsimplified form of Chinese characters, as opposed to traditional form 繁体
简报jiǎn bàopresentation; briefing; (oral or written) brief report
简历jiǎn lìcurriculum vitae (CV); résumé; biographical notes
简短jiǎn duǎnbrief (statement, summary etc); briefly; brevity
简称jiǎn chēngto be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form
简讯jiǎn xùnnewsletter; the news in brief; (Tw) SMS message
简洁jiǎn jiéconcise; succinct; pithy
简陋jiǎn lòusimple and crude
简易jiǎn yìsimple and easy; simplistic; simplicity
简化jiǎn huàto simplify

您可以简单点儿说吗？
nín kě yǐ jiǎn dān diǎn ér shuō ma ？
Could you put it in plain language?
我根本不在乎我的简历。
wǒ gēn běn bú zài hu wǒ de jiǎn lì 。
I don't give a damn about my CV.
这是简体字。
zhè shì jiǎn tǐ zì 。
This is simplified Chinese.
有些人认为阅读简直浪费时间。
yǒu xiē rén rèn wéi yuè dú jiǎn zhí làng fèi shí jiān 。
Some people think of reading as a waste of time.
他的演讲简短且切中要害。
tā de yǎn jiǎng jiǎn duǎn qiě qiè zhòng yào hài 。
His speech was short and to the point.