to simplify; to reduce

(literary) letter

Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (abbr. for 第二次漢字簡化方案|第二次汉字简化方案[Di4 er4 Ci4 Han4 zi4 Jian3 hua4 Fang1 an4])

to adopt a simplified approach; to keep things simple

bamboo slip used for record keeping during the Han Dynasty

brief

bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times)

complicated and simple; traditional and simplified form of Chinese characters

old worm-eaten books

letter sheet (similar to an aerogram but not necessarily sent by airmail)

Bai Xingjian (c. 776-826), younger brother of Bai Juyi 白居易[Bai2 Ju1 yi4], Tang novelist and poet, author of novel Tale of Courtesan Li Wa 李娃傳|李娃传[Li3 Wa2 Zhuan4]

Su Yijian (958-997), Northern Song writer and poet

crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can; to do things simply and thriftily; It's not pretty but it works.

aerogram