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

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

simplified Chinese character
Synonyms: 簡化字 / 简化字 (jiǎnhuàzì), 簡體字 / 简体字 (jiǎntǐzì)
a system of simplified phonetic symbols created by Lao Naixuan (勞乃宣) in the late Qing