jiān

interval, space; place, between

DEFINITIONS

間 jiān
  • between
  • among
  • within a definite time or space
  • room
  • section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars
  • classifier for rooms
間 jiàn
  • gap
  • to separate
  • to thin out (seedlings)
  • to sow discontent

STROKES

WORDS

rì jiān daytime
shí jiān time; period; CL:段[duan4]
shí jiān qū jiān time interval
序列 shí jiān xù liè time series (stats.)
戳 shí jiān chuō timestamp
是把殺豬刀 shí jiān shì bǎ shā zhū dāo lit. time is a butcher's knife; fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving; nothing gold can stay
測定學 shí jiān cè dìng xué chronometry
簡史 shí jiān jiǎn shǐ "A Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawking
線 shí jiān xiàn timeline
表 shí jiān biǎo schedule; timetable
軸 shí jiān zhóu time axis; timeline
進程 shí jiān jìn chéng time course
wǎn jiān evening; night
chén jiān (of the) morning
兒 àn jiān r inner room
qī jiān period of time; time; time period; period; CL:個|个[ge4]
未達一 wèi dá yī jiàn differing only slightly; not much between them
東部時 dōng bù shí jiān Eastern Standard Time (EST)
格林威治標準時 gé lín wēi zhì biāo zhǔn shí jiān Greenwich Mean Time; GMT
格林尼治標準時 gé lín ní zhì biāo zhǔn shí jiān Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
濮上 sāng jiān pú shàng Sangjian by the Pu River, a place in the ancient state of Wei known for wanton behavior; lovers' rendezvous
盤 zhuī jiān pán intervertebral disk
樓梯 lóu tī jiān staircase; flight of stairs
標準 biāo zhǔn jiān standard (hotel) room; two-person room of standard size and amenities; abbr. to 标间
biāo jiān abbr. for 標準間|标准间[biao1 zhun3 jian1], standard (hotel) room