精简
jīng jiǎn · HSK 7
to simplify
✂️ 精 refined + 简 simple = strip it down to the refined-simple core
精 — rice 米 + blue/green 青 (phonetic)
A semantic-phonetic compound: 米 (rice) gives the meaning, while 青 supplies the sound. Originally referred to polished, refined rice — grain with the husk removed. The sense broadened to 'refined, pure, essence,' and later 'fine, skilled, spirit.'