简要 jiǎnyào

HSK level

Traditional form

簡要

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

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

要 yāo

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of two hands grabbing a woman's waist. The current meaning "want" is a phonetic loan. The original meaning "waist" is now written as 腰 yāo .

Positional decomposition

⿱覀女

Number of Strokes

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我们 wǒmen 先 xiān 简要 jiǎnyào 地 de 回顾 huígù 一下 yīxià 英国 Yīng guó 的 de 统计 tǒngjì 数字 shùzì ,当然 dāngrán 还 Huán 未 wèi 全面 quánmiàn .

We begin with a brief and necessarily incomplete review of UK statistics.

首相 shǒu xiàng 已 yǐ 听取 tīng qǔ 了 le 她 tā 议会 yì huì 助手 zhùshǒu 的 de 简要 jiǎnyào 汇报 huìbào 。

The Prime Minister has been briefed by her parliamentary aides.

导游 dǎoyóu 简要地介绍 jièshào 了 le 那个 nà ge 遗址 yí zhǐ 的 de 历史 lìshǐ 。

A guide gives a brief talk on the history of the site.

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 简要 jiǎnyào and their own compounds.

简 jiǎn

间 jiān

门 Mén , 日 Rì

竹 zhú

亇 gè

亅 jué , 

要 yāo

女 nǚ , 覀 xī

See all 12 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 简要 jiǎnyào in their composition.

简 jiǎn

要 yāo

腰 yāo , 喓 yāo , 嘦 jiào , 婹 yǎo , 葽 yāo , 覅 fiào , 騕 yǎo , 偠, 嫑 biáo , 崾 yǎo , 楆, 闄

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