簡字

See also: 简字

Chinese

		simple	letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word
trad. (簡字)		簡	字
simp. (简字)		简	字

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎnzì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaan² zi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎnzì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎnzìh
    • Wade–Giles: chien³-tzŭ⁴
    • Yale: jyǎn-dz̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeantzyh
    • Palladius: цзяньцзы (czjanʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaan² zi⁶
    • Yale: gáan jih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaan² dzi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gan² ji⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːn³⁵ t͡siː²²/

Noun

簡字

1. simplified Chinese character

   Synonyms: 簡化字 / 简化字 (jiǎnhuàzì), 簡體字 / 简体字 (jiǎntǐzì)

2. a system of simplified phonetic symbols created by Lao Naixuan (勞乃宣) in the late Qing