簡化

See also: 简化

Chinese

		simple	to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform
trad. (簡化)		簡	化
simp. (简化)		简	化

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎnhuà

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaan² faa³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kán-hòa

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gang² huê³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎnhuà
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎnhuà
    • Wade–Giles: chien³-hua⁴
    • Yale: jyǎn-hwà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeanhuah
    • Palladius: цзяньхуа (czjanʹxua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 簡化 / 简化 鹼化 / 碱化

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gaan² faa³
    • Yale: gáan fa
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaan² faa³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gan² fa³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːn³⁵ faː³³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 簡化 / 简化 鹼化 / 碱化

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kán-hòa
    • Tâi-lô: kán-huà
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kafnhoax
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hua²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hua⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hua²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hua¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hua²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gang² huê³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: káng huè
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ hue²¹³/

Verb

簡化

1. to simplify

Synonyms

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• 簡 / 简 (jiǎn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 精簡 / 精简 (jīngjiǎn)

 

Derived terms

• 簡化字 / 简化字 (jiǎnhuàzì)