简 jiǎn
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- Made of
- ⺮ bamboo 间 between, among
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
简单
jiǎndān
simple; easy
Characters in this word
单 dān
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 丷 — horns
Example phrases
- 这个很简单。 Zhège hěn jiǎndān. This is very simple.
- 问题不简单。 Wèntí bù jiǎndān. The problem is not simple.
- 做饭很简单。 Zuòfàn hěn jiǎndān. Cooking is very easy.