HSK 6 · Verbs

简化 jiǎnhuà “to simplify” in Chinese

Traditional 簡化

What 简化 means

  1. to simplify
  2. simplification

How to say 简化

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale简jiǎn3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale化huà4th tone, falling

简化 in a sentence

  1. 这个软件把报名的步骤简化了很多。

    Zhè ge ruǎnjiàn bǎ bàomíng de bùzhòu jiǎnhuà le hěn duō.

    This app has made the sign-up process much simpler.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 简化字比繁体字好写。

    Jiǎnhuà zì bǐ fántǐzì hǎo xiě.

    Simplified characters are easier to write than traditional ones.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 简化 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 简 (jiǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
简jiǎnsimple
  • ⺮bamboo form of 竹 · zhúMeaning part
  • 间between · jiānSound part

⺮ hints at the meaning (bamboo); 间 (jiān) hints at the sound. Compare it with jiǎn.

The character 化 (huà) with each of its parts in a different colour
化huàto make into
  • 亻person form of 人 · rén
  • 匕spoon · bǐ

Memory aidA person 亻 next to a person turned upside down 匕: to change, to transform.

How to write 简化

简 13 strokes · 化 4 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

简化 (jiǎnhuà) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 简化 (jiǎnhuà). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 简化

Words with 简

简单jiǎndān · simple简历jiǎnlì · curriculum vitae (CV)简直jiǎnzhí · simply精简jīngjiǎn · to streamline简陋jiǎnlòu · simple and crude简要jiǎnyào · brief简体字jiǎntǐzì · simplified Chinese characters

Words with 化

变化biànhuà · change文化wénhuà · culture消化xiāohuà · to digest (food or information)化学huàxué · chemistry化验huàyàn · laboratory test化妆huàzhuāng · to put on make-up恶化èhuà · to worsen进化jìnhuà · evolution化肥huàféi · chemical fertiliser化石huàshí · fossil

More words: Common Verbs

溅jiàn · to splash拣jiǎn · to pick将就jiāngjiu · to make do降临jiànglín · to arrive监视jiānshì · to monitor践踏jiàntà · to trample检验jiǎnyàn · to inspect交叉jiāochā · to cross

FAQs

简化 (jiǎnhuà) means “to simplify” or “simplification”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jiǎnhuà: jiǎn with a 3rd tone, then huà with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 简化 is written 簡化. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jianhua with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 简化 from the suggestions. Typing jianhua into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
简化 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.