间
间
“between”
Radical: 门
Strokes: 7
Level: HSK 2
How 间 is built — wrapping from above
门
Gate / door · mén
A pair of swinging gates. 问 ask = a mouth at the gate; 们 plural = people at the gate.
日
Sun / day · rì
The sun with a dot inside. Time words are full of it: 明 早 晚 时.
Origin
The sun 日 shining through a doorway 门
Words with 间
房间 fángjiān — room
时间 shíjiān — time
中间 zhōngjiān — middle
洗手间 xǐshǒujiān — washroom
空间 kōng jiān — space
期间 qī jiān — period of time
卫生间 wèi shēng jiān — bathroom
间谍 jiàn dié — spy
间隔 jiàn gé — compartment
间接 jiàn jiē — indirect
民间 mín jiān — among the people
人间 rén jiān — man's world
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