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The character 简 combines the bamboo radical 竹 at the top, indicating its material origin, with the component 间 below, which serves as a phonetic element while also meaning space or interval. It is the modern form of the traditional character 簡. Historically, it referred to the bamboo slips or wooden tablets used as the primary writing medium for recording texts. Because compiling documents on these slips required significant labor and materials, writers had to keep their language brief and concise to save space. This practical necessity of efficient writing on bamboo led to the character’s meaning evolving toward concepts of simplicity, brevity, and summarizing complex information.
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这本书很简单。
他的回答很简短。
请简单介绍一下。
她写了一份简历。
这个设计简洁大方。
我们需要简化流程。
简要说明你的观点。
简化字便于学习汉字。