簡體字

See also: 簡体字 and 简体字

Chinese

		Simplified Chinese	letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word
trad. (簡體字)		簡體	字
simp. (简体字)		简体	字

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎntǐzì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧˇ ㄗˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaan² tai² zi⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kán-thé-lī / kán-thé-jī
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵ci-thi-zy

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎntǐzì [Phonetic: jiántǐzì]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧˇ ㄗˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎntǐzìh
    • Wade–Giles: chien³-tʻi³-tzŭ⁴
    • Yale: jyǎn-tǐ-dz̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeantiitzyh
    • Palladius: цзяньтицзы (czjanʹticzy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɹ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaan² tai² zi⁶
    • Yale: gáan tái jih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaan² tai² dzi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gan² tei² ji⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːn³⁵ tʰɐi̯³⁵ t͡siː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kán-thé-lī
    • Tâi-lô: kán-thé-lī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kafntefli
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰe⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ li⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kán-thé-jī
    • Tâi-lô: kán-thé-jī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kafntefji
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zi²²/
    • Sinological IPA (Penang): /kan⁴⁴⁵⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁴⁴⁵⁻⁴⁴ d͡zi²¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zi³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵ci-thi-zy
    • MiniDict: ci^去 thi zy
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²ji-thi-zr
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕi³³ tʰi⁵⁵ zɹ̩²¹/

Noun

簡體字

1. simplified Chinese character (Classifier: 個／个 m c)

   我看不懂這個簡體字。 [MSC, trad.]
   我看不懂这个简体字。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ kànbùdǒng zhè ge jiǎntǐzì. [Pinyin]

   I don't know this simplified character.

   「畢」字的簡體字是什麼？ [MSC, trad.]
   「畢」字的简体字是什么？ [MSC, simp.]

   “bì” zì de jiǎntǐzì shì shénme? [Pinyin]

   What is the simplified form of 畢?

   那個網站只有簡體字的文章。 [MSC, trad.]
   那个网站只有简体字的文章。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nàge wǎngzhàn zhǐ yǒu jiǎntǐzì de wénzhāng. [Pinyin]

   That website only has articles in simplified Chinese.

Synonyms

• 簡字／简字 (jiǎnzì)
• (literary, archaic) 省文 (shěngwén)
• (derogatory) 殘體字／残体字 (cántǐzì)

Dialectal synonyms of 簡化字 (“simplified Chinese character”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		簡化字, 簡化漢字, 簡體字, 簡體, 簡筆字
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	簡體字, 簡體, 殘體字 derogatory
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	簡寫兒字, 簡寫兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	簡寫字
Cantonese	Guangzhou	減筆字, 簡筆字, 簡筆, 淺筆字, 淺筆
	Hong Kong	簡化字, 簡體字, 簡體, 殘體字 derogatory
	Taishan	簡體字, 減筆字
	Taishan (Guanghai)	簡體字
	Mandalay (Taishan)	簡手筆
Huizhou	Jixi	小寫字
Southern Min	Xiamen	簡體字
	Quanzhou	簡體字
	Zhangzhou	簡體字
	Penang (Hokkien)	簡化字, 簡體字
Wu	Shanghai	簡體字, 小寫字
	Hangzhou	小寫字
	Ningbo	小寫字

Antonyms

• 繁體字／繁体字 (fántǐzì, “Traditional Chinese”)
• 正體字／正体字 (zhèngtǐzì, “Traditional Chinese”)

Descendants

• → Xibe: ᡧᠣᠯᠣᡣᠣᠨ
  ᡩᡠᠷᠰᡠᠨ
  ᡥᡝᠷᡤᡝᠨ (calque)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
簡	體	字
かん Grade: 6	たい Hyōgai	じ Grade: 1
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 簡體字 – see the following entry.

【簡体字かんたいじ】 [noun] Simplified Chinese character(s); Simplified Chinese

(This term, 簡體字, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
簡	體	字

Noun

簡體字 • (gancheja) (hangeul 간체자)

1. hanja form^? of 간체자 (“Simplified Chinese (characters)”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
簡	體	字

Noun

簡體字

1. chữ Hán form of giản thể tự (“Simplified Chinese”)