间

間
jiàn
#135 most
frequent character
gap, to separate, to thin out (seedlings)

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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