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
land management
local time
phase space (math., ordinary differential equations)
to alternate; to follow one another
the flat area of forehead between the eyebrows; glabella
brow chakra; third eye point between brows
hackerspace
in a flash; in the wink of an eye
in an instant; in a flash
teleportation
short time; short term
vacant room
air lock
space; room; (fig.) scope
space agency
space probe
space station
suddenly
immediately (after an event)
between joints
cyberspace
confidence interval (math.)
USA Eastern Standard Time
intercostal muscle (between ribs)
intervertebral disk