间

間

jiān

#135 most

frequent character

between, measure word for rooms

preposition

Measure Word

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

间 shows a door 门 left a little open, with sunlight 日 coming through; this gives the first sense 'crack, gap'. From there it grew to 'interval', 'within', and 'space'. Read jiàn, it means 'split' or a spy who looks through the cracks.

Drawn as: door ajar; sunlight coming through

间 as a component in other characters

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Example Sentences

我家在学校和商店之间。

wǒjiā zài xuéxiào hé shāngdiàn zhījiān 。

My house is between the school and the store.

这个房间很大。

zhègè fángjiān hěndà 。

This room is very big.

我有两间卧室。

wǒyǒu liǎng jiān wòshì 。

I have two bedrooms.

Same Characters, Different Readings

间jiàn

gap, to separate, to thin out (seedlings)

Homophones

pointed, shrill, sharp, acute

兼jiān

to hold two posts at the same time

奸jiān

to fornicate, to defile, adultery

浅jiān

sound of moving water

间

Character breakdown

间 as a component in other characters

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间

Character breakdown

间 as a component in other characters

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