简体字 jiǎntǐzì

HSK level

Traditional form

簡體字

Part of speech

Idiomatic phrase / 习用语 Xí yòngyǔ

简 jiǎn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of 簡 jiǎn . Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ zhú represents the meaning and 間 jiān represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "bamboo strips for writing", which is unrelated to the modern meaning.

Phonetic compound

间 jiān

Semantic compound

⺮ zhú

Positional decomposition

⿱⺮间

Number of Strokes

体 tǐ

Explanation

Simplified form of 體 tǐ . The foundation (本 běn ) of a person (亻 rén ) is their body (体 tǐ ).

Positional decomposition

⿰亻本

Number of Strokes

字 zì

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 宀 gài represents the meaning and 子 zǐ represents the sound. The 宀 gài (roof) component is based on the original meaning "raise; nurture". The meaning later shifted to "educate", "word", and "writing".

Positional decomposition

⿱宀子

Number of Strokes

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See the 9 Chinese characters that make up 简体字 jiǎntǐzì and their own compounds.

简 jiǎn

间 jiān

门 Mén , 日 Rì

竹 zhú

亇 gè

亅 jué , 

体字

本 běn

一 yī , 木 Mù

亻 rén

人 rén

字 zì

孑 jié , 宀 gài

See all 2 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 简体字 jiǎntǐzì in their composition.

简 jiǎn

体字

字 zì

牸 zì , 茡

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