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
Humanistic Buddhism
Balzac's novel series La Comédie humaine
hell on earth; very painful life
heaven on Earth; nickname for the city Suzhou
to vanish; to disappear from the face of the earth
term of office; while holding a post
affine subspace (math.)
affine space (math.)
extranet; company-external network
almost on a par
configuration space (math.)
daily routine; daily schedule
daily schedule; work schedule
confidence interval (statistics)
in a flash
morgue
between two countries; bilateral
in between; in the meantime; within that interval
the secular world
space of sections (math.)
recently
private room (in a restaurant, or for karaoke etc); booth
Chinese Standard Time
interval (math.)
shuttle bus (or train)