Keyword
between
- among
- midpoint
- space
- place
- locality
- Frequency
- #111
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
jiān87%
jiàn13%
Mnemonic
The sun 日 shining through a doorway 门
Stroke order
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Used in vocabulary
时间
(concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) time
间
between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms
之间
(after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间 (tánzhǐzhījiān))
期间
period of time; time; time period; period
空间
space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space
民间
among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving people rather than governments
中间
the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime
房间
room
年间
in the years of; during those years; period (of dynasty or decade)
人间
the human world; the earth
瞬间
in an instant; in a flash
间谍
spy
间接
indirect
夜间
nighttime; evening or night (e.g. classes)
晚间
evening; night
其间
in between; within that interval; in the meantime
世间
world; earth
车间
workshop
时间表
schedule; timetable
间隔
gap; interval; compartment; to divide; to separate; to leave a gap of (two weeks, three meters etc)
间
gap; to separate; to thin out (seedlings); to sow discontent
卫生间
bathroom; toilet; WC
区间
delimited area; defined section of a train or bus route; numerical range; (math.) interval
一瞬间
split second