jiān

between; among; within a definite time or space

Character data

Radical ⾨ (169.4)
Strokes 12
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

間 jiān
  1. 1. between
  2. 2. among
  3. 3. within a definite time or space
  4. 4. room
  5. 5. classifier for rooms
  6. 6. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars
間 jiàn
  1. 1. gap
  2. 2. to separate
  3. 3. to sow discontent
  4. 4. to thin out (seedlings)

Stroke order

間 stroke order diagram

Words containing 間

Word Meaning
espionage; spying
spy network
crime of spying
spyware
mesenchyme (physiology)
interval; gap
time-lapse photography
center dot mark; separates foreign names
gap; interval; clearance
viewing time
the nether world; Hades
the world of the living
the world of the living
cubicle; compartment; partitioned-off area
random period of time; random interval
private room (in a restaurant, bath house, etc)
double room (hotel)
to drive a wedge between (allies, partners etc)
cyberspace
in a split second
response time
in an instant
first fixation duration
(math.) higher dimensional space
Riemannian space (physics)
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