Refers to the simplified form of Chinese characters used primarily in mainland China and Singapore. Contrasts with 繁体字 (traditional characters).
See also: 繁体字
Simplified Chinese characters are used in mainland China.
The simplified form of this kanji is very simple.
繁 (traditional characters) contrasts with 簡体字, the simplified Chinese character system used in mainland China.
From 簡 (simple) + 体 (form) + 字 (character), referring to the simplified Chinese characters introduced in the 20th century.