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簡體字

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

Proper noun

簡體字

Simplified Chinese (characters)

Synonyms

簡化字／简化字 (jiǎnhuàzì)
簡字／简字 (jiǎnzì)
(derogatory) 殘體字／残体字 (cántǐzì)

Antonyms

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
簡	體	字

Noun

簡體字 • ‎(gancheja) ‎(hangeul 간체자)

Hanja form^? of 간체자, “Simplified Chinese (characters)”.

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
簡	體	字

Noun

簡體字

Hán tự form of giản thể tự, “Simplified Chinese”

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiǎntǐzì

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧˇ ㄗˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaan² tai² zi⁶
Min Nan (POJ): kán-thé-jī / kán-thé-lī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiǎntǐzì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧˇ ㄗˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeantiitzyh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaan² tai² zi⁶
  - Yale: gáan tái jih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaan² tai² dzi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑːn³⁵ tʰɐi̯³⁵ t͡siː²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kán-thé-jī / kán-thé-lī
  - Tâi-lô: kán-thé-jī / kán-thé-lī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kafntefji, kafntefli
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡ʑi²²/, /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰe⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ d͡ʑi⁴¹/, /kan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰe⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ li⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡ʑi²²/, /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡ʑi³³/, /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ d͡ʑi³³/, /kan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ li³³/