間 (jiān)
between; room; measure word for shops/rooms
How 間 is written
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 門 — gate
- Traditional
- 間
- Simplified
- 间
間 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- jiān
- between; among; within a definite time or space; room
- jiàn
- gap; to separate; to thin out (seedlings); to sow discontent
Common words using 間
- 之間 zhījiān
- between; among; inter-
- 夜間 yèjiān
- nighttime; evening or night (e.g. classes)
- 房間 fángjiān
- room; CL:間|间[jian1]
- 時間 shíjiān
- time; period; CL:段[duan4]
- 瞬間 shùnjiān
- moment; momentary; in a flash
- 空間 kōngjiān
- space; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 世間 shìjiān
- world; earth
- 中間 zhōngjiān
- between; intermediate; mid
- 人間 rénjiān
- the human world; the earth
- 晚間 wǎnjiān
- evening; night
- 期間 qījiān
- period of time; time; time period
- 民間 mínjiān
- among the people; popular; folk
間 in a sentence
我想開一間咖啡店。
Wǒ xiǎng kāi yī jiān kāfēidiàn.
“I want to open a coffee shop.”
How common is 間?
間 is the 135th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 47.6% of all running text.
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