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简(F簡) [jiǎn] simple/uncomplicated (简单 jiǎndān); 简直 simply/really; 简便 handy; 简体字 simple form character

One monosyllabic entry in The ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary (namespace Ci):

►⁸jiǎn 简[簡] {E} b.f. ①simple; simplified; brief ►jiǎndān 简单 ②bamboo slips ►zhújiǎn 竹简 ③letter ►xìnjiǎn 信简 ④〈environment:〉 wr. select; choose ►jiǎnbá 简拔

The Shuōwén Seal form of 简/簡(􀱵𥳑) jiǎn ‘bamboo strips/slips (writing medium)’ (簡牒: 简牍; 文书, 公文) combines 竹 (zhú) ‘bamboo’, and 间/間(􂃔閒) jiàn/jiān ‘gap/between’ (phonosemantic): strips of split bamboo bound together, with string/space between; cf. 册/冊(􀗬𠕋) cè ‘bundle/book’ (策).
    Note: Formerly wr. 𥳑(􀱵), with 閒(􂃔), and later wr. 簡, with 間 (in which 日, not 月); today mainly 简/簡 jiǎn ‘simple’ (see below), replacing the old meaning 简/簡(􀱵𥳑) jiǎn ‘bamboo strips/slips’ except in historical contexts.
    Note: 简 jiǎn ‘bamboo strips/slips (竹简); book/writing; (select/polished/concise/short/brief) passage/letter/note (fitting on a single bamboo strip; cf. 柬); short/simple (简单)’.
    Note: 简 jiǎn ‘select/concise’, formerly wr. 柬(􁃨) jiǎn, cf. 拣/揀; 柬 jiǎn ‘note/card’ (柬帖).
    Note: Writings on single/bound bamboo strips were called 簡 jiǎn; multiple strips/bundles tied/bound together (with silk/leather) made a 策 cè ‘bundle/book’, formerly wr. 册/冊(􀗬𠕋).
    Compare: 编/編(􂒽) biān ‘bind together bamboo slips; bound bamboo-strip book/text’; cf. 韦编 wéibiān ‘bamboo strips tied/bound together with leather thongs’, 丝编 sībiān ‘bamboo strips bound with silk cord’ (“The Chinese Book: Its Evolution and Development”, 吳光清).
    Compare: 签/簽 qiān ‘write/sign on bamboo slips’, formerly wr. 佥/僉(􀸲), and also 籤(􀳙).
    Compare: 㶕/𤄒(􁼶) jiǎn ‘rinse/wash (rice/etc.)’ (in a plaited bamboo strainer).
►references: Karlgren:AD375; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:5.2975.12; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:280.0.04
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-<WL>简(F簡) [jiǎn] 简单 jiǎndān simple; 简体字 simple form character
+<WL>简(F簡) [jiǎn] simple/uncomplicated (简单 jiǎndān); 简直 simply/really; 简便 handy; 简体字 simple form character
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-From 竹 (zhú) ‘bamboo’ and 间(間) jiān phonetic.
+The Shuōwén Seal form of 简/簡(􀱵𥳑) jiǎn ‘bamboo strips/slips (writing medium)’ (簡牒: 简牍; 文书, 公文) combines 竹 (zhú) ‘bamboo’, and 间/間(􂃔閒) jiàn/jiān ‘gap/between’ (phonosemantic): strips of split bamboo bound together, with string/space between; cf. 册/冊(􀗬𠕋) cè ‘bundle/book’ (策).
-	Originally 简 jiǎn meant 竹简 the bamboo strips which were used for writing on instead of paper. Then it meant a brief letter or note (etymologically the same word as 柬). Now it means short and simple.
+	Note: Formerly wr. 𥳑(􀱵), with 閒(􂃔), and later wr. 簡, with 間 (in which 日, not 月); today mainly 简/簡 jiǎn ‘simple’ (see below), replacing the old meaning 简/簡(􀱵𥳑) jiǎn ‘bamboo strips/slips’ except in historical contexts.
+	Note: 简 jiǎn ‘bamboo strips/slips (竹简); book/writing; (select/polished/concise/short/brief) passage/letter/note (fitting on a single bamboo strip; cf. 柬); short/simple (简单)’.
+	Note: 简 jiǎn ‘select/concise’, formerly wr. 柬(􁃨) jiǎn, cf. 拣/揀; 柬 jiǎn ‘note/card’ (柬帖).
+	Note: Writings on single/bound bamboo strips were called 簡 jiǎn; multiple strips/bundles tied/bound together (with silk/leather) made a 策 cè ‘bundle/book’, formerly wr. 册/冊(􀗬𠕋).
+	Compare: 编/編(􂒽) biān ‘bind together bamboo slips; bound bamboo-strip book/text’; cf. 韦编 wéibiān ‘bamboo strips tied/bound together with leather thongs’, 丝编 sībiān ‘bamboo strips bound with silk cord’ (“The Chinese Book: Its Evolution and Development”, 吳光清).
+	Compare: 签/簽 qiān ‘write/sign on bamboo slips’, formerly wr. 佥/僉(􀸲), and also 籤(􀳙).
+	Compare: 㶕/𤄒(􁼶) jiǎn ‘rinse/wash (rice/etc.)’ (in a plaited bamboo strainer).
 #rK.AD375 D.5.2975.12 B.280.0.04
-#c竹间门日
+#c竹间门日
-#y gaan/</WL>
+#y gaan/
+</WL>