简朴 (jiǎn pǔ) — simple, plain, unadorned | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

adjective

simpleplainunadorned

Examples

简朴。
Tā de shēng huó hěn jiǎn pǔ.
His life is very simple.
简朴。
Tā chuān zhuó yí jiàn jiǎn pǔ de yī fu.
She is wearing a simple dress.
简朴。
Zhè ge fáng jiān de zhuāng shì hěn jiǎn pǔ.
The decoration of this room is very plain.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

'简' (simple) and '朴' (plain) together mean simple and unadorned.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 簡; 简 is its simplified writing.

竹間簡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

間

閒xián簡jiǎn

Same sound today

In the traditional form 簡, 竹 (bamboo) is paired with 間 (also written 閒) as a sound part; the simplified 简 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木卜朴

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

卜

卜bǔ朴Piáo

Same sound today

朴 pairs 木, a tree or wood, with 卜, which gives the sound.

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