| 1 | 简单 | 簡單 | jiǎn dān | jian3 dan1 | simple; not complicated | | |
| 2 | 简直 | 簡直 | jiǎn zhí | jian3 zhi2 | simply; at all; practically | | |
| 3 | 简 | 簡 | jiǎn | jian3 | simple; uncomplicated; letter; to choose; to select; bamboo strips used for writing (old) | | |
| 4 | 简化 | 簡化 | jiǎn huà | jian3 hua4 | to simplify | | |
| 5 | 简称 | 簡稱 | jiǎn chēng | jian3 cheng1 | to be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form | | |
| 6 | 简便 | 簡便 | jiǎn biàn | jian3 bian4 | simple and convenient; handy | | |
| 7 | 简陋 | 簡陋 | jiǎn lòu | jian3 lou4 | simple and crude | | |
| 8 | 简要 | 簡要 | jiǎn yào | jian3 yao4 | concise; brief | | |
| 9 | 简易 | 簡易 | jiǎn yì | jian3 yi4 | simple and easy; simplistic; simplicity | | |
| 10 | 简明 | 簡明 | jiǎn míng | jian3 ming2 | simple and clear; concise | | |
| 11 | 简短 | 簡短 | jiǎn duǎn | jian3 duan3 | brief (statement, summary etc); briefly; brevity | | |
| 12 | 简单化 | 簡單化 | jiǎn dān huà | jian3 dan1 hua4 | simplification; to simplify | | |
| 13 | 简拼 | 簡拼 | jiǎn pīn | jian3 pin1 | (computing) input method where the user types just the initial or first letter of each syllable, e.g. "shq" or "sq" for 事情 ) | | |
| 14 | 简单明了 | 簡單明瞭 | jiǎn dān míng liǎo | jian3 dan1 ming2 liao3 | clear and simple; in simple terms | | |
| 15 | 简化字 | 簡化字 | jiǎn huà zì | jian3 hua4 zi4 | simplified Chinese character | | |
| 16 | 简简单单 | 簡簡單單 | jiǎn jiǎn dān dān | jian3 jian3 dan1 dan1 | simple and easy | | |
| 17 | 简洁 | 簡潔 | jiǎn jié | jian3 jie2 | concise; succinct; pithy | | |
| 18 | 简而言之 | 簡而言之 | jiǎn ér yán zhī | jian3 er2 yan2 zhi1 | in a nutshell; to put it briefly | | |
| 19 | 简装 | 簡裝 | jiǎn zhuāng | jian3 zhuang1 | paperback; plainly packaged; opposite: 精装 | | |
| 20 | 简单地说 | 簡單地說 | jiǎn dān de shuō | jian3 dan1 de5 shuo1 | to put it simply; simply put; to put it simply; simply put | | |
| 21 | 简单地 | 簡單地 | jiǎn dān de | jian3 dan1 de5 | briefly; simply | | |
| 22 | 简册 | 簡冊 | jiǎn cè | jian3 ce4 | booklet; brochure; (old) book (made of bamboo strips tied together) | | |
| 23 | 简编 | 簡編 | jiǎn biān | jian3 bian1 | concise edition; abridged edition; compendium | | |
| 24 | 简本 | 簡本 | jiǎn běn | jian3 ben3 | concise edition; abridged edition | | |
| 25 | 简报 | 簡報 | jiǎn bào | jian3 bao4 | presentation; briefing; (oral or written) brief report | | |