簡
jiǎnJiǎn

simple

简 (簡) jiǎn frequency
bamboo strips adjective
bamboo strips used for writing in ancient China

这卷简上记录了古代的历史。

zhè juàn jiǎn shàng jì​lù le gǔ​dài de lì​shǐ.

This bamboo slip records ancient history.

simple verb
simple, uncomplicated, or brief

这篇文章言简意赅。

zhè piān wén​zhāng yán​jiǎn​yì​gāi.

This article is concise and comprehensive.

letter noun
a letter or correspondence

他寄来一封简向我表达了谢意。

tā jì​lái yī fēng jiǎn xiàng wǒ biǎo​dá le xiè​yì.

He sent a short note to express his gratitude.

select verb
to choose or select

作为领导，最重要的是简贤任能。

zuò​wéi lǐng​dǎo, zuì zhòng​yào de shì jiǎn xián rèn néng.

As a leader, the most important thing is to select the virtuous and employ the capable.

simplified adjective
referring to the simplified version of a Chinese character

这个字有繁简两种写法。

zhè gè zì yǒu fán jiǎn liǎng zhǒng xiě​fǎ.

This character has both complex and simplified forms.

简 (簡) Jiǎn
Jane adjective
a transliteration of the English female name 'Jane'.

Frequency
Character
Written text
716th most common 270.2 per million
Movie subtitles
551st most common 255.2 per million appears in 72% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
14.3 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
14.8 per million

Details
Simplified
简
Strokes
18
Unicode
U+7C21

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)