简体字 meaning in English

jiǎntǐzì

simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fan2 ti3 zi4]

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 簡體字26 strokes

Meaning of 简体字

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiǎntǐzì
  1. simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fan2 ti3 zi4]

简体字 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè是shì简jiǎn体tǐ字zì。
This is simplified Chinese.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

简 jiǎn · simple · 13 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13

体 tǐ · body · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

字 zì · letter · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Related words

Words that share a character with 简体字.

名字míngziname (of a person or thing)
身体shēntǐthe body; one's health
汉字HànzìChinese character(s)
数字shùzìnumeral; digit
全体quántǐall; entire
体育tǐyùsports; physical education
体育馆tǐyùguǎngym; gymnasium
字典zìdiǎnChinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a
体育场tǐyùchǎngstadium
简单jiǎndānsimple; not complicated
简直jiǎnzhísimply; really
媒体méitǐmedia, esp. news media

Questions about 简体字

What does 简体字 mean?

简体字 (jiǎntǐzì) means "simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fan2 ti3 zi4]" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 简体字?

简体字 is made of 3 characters: 简 (13 strokes), 体 (7 strokes), 字 (6 strokes). That is 26 strokes in total.

Is 简体字 an HSK word?

Yes. 简体字 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 简体字 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 简体字 is written 簡體字.