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简体

簡體
jiǎntǐ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 simplified form (of Chinese characters)
  2. 2 simplified script

Examples

大陆用简体，台湾用繁体。
Dàlù yòng jiǎntǐ, Táiwān yòng fántǐ.
Mainland China uses simplified characters; Taiwan uses traditional.
请把这个文件转换成简体字。
Qǐng bǎ zhège wénjiàn zhuǎnhuàn chéng jiǎntǐzì.
Please convert this document into simplified characters.

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history
The simplified script was standardized by the PRC in 1956 and 1964 to boost literacy. Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau still use the traditional set 繁体.

Stroke Order

简 jiǎn
体 tǐ