jiān

between; among; within a definite time or space

HSK 2 #135

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 135th character
Radical ⾨ (169.4)
Strokes 7
Index # 847
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

间 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
间 jiàn
  1. 1. gap
  2. 2. to separate
  3. 3. to sow discontent
  4. 4. to thin out (seedlings)

Stroke order

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Words containing 间

Word Meaning
rush hour
potential to rise; upside
time of going to work; the morning rush hour
inadvertently; without paying attention; without noticing
fig. placing oneself above the common populace
middleware
middle name; second given name
mesosphere
interneuron
intermediate filament
middle road (in politics)
Humanistic Buddhism
Balzac's The Human Comedy; comedy of human 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 schedule; work schedule
confidence interval (statistics)
in a flash
morgue