间 jiàn gap; to separate; to sow discontent
Made up of [门 mén entrance; gate radical 169, 日 rì sun; day radical 72]Similar looking characters : 问 wèn (ask)
Alternative traditional form of character: 間
Made with 7 strokes.
Combination of entrance and sun suggests a light enclosed area - or space
Related characters
Also uses 门 mén component: 间 jiān (between) 们 mén (s) ; 闰 rùn (leap) ; 问 wèn (ask) ; 闻 wén (to hear) ; 闲 xián (to stay idle)
Also uses 日 rì component: 白 bái (bright) 曾 céng (once) ; 昌 chāng (prosperous) ; 春 chūn (spring) ; 旦 dàn (dawn) ; 婚 hūn (to marry) ; 间 jiān (between) ; 景 jǐng (bright) ; 旧 jiù (old) ; 明 míng (bright) ; 莫 mò (do not) ; 普 pǔ (general) ; 晴 qíng (clear sky) ; 是 shì (is) ; 时 shí (time) ; 暑 shǔ (heat) ; 晚 wǎn (evening) ; 香 xiāng (fragrant) ; 星 xīng (star) ; 阳 yáng (yang) ; 易 yì (easy) ; 音 yīn (sound) ; 影 yǐng (picture) ; 早 zǎo (early) ; 照 zhào (according to) ; 者 zhě (in process of) ; 桌 zhuō (table) ; 最 zuì (most) ; 昨 zuó (previous)
Sounds same
健 jiàn (healthy) ; 见 jiàn (see) ; 渐 jiàn ; 建 jiàn (to establish) ; 箭 jiàn (arrow)Different tone
戋 jiān (narrow) ; 艰 jiān (difficult) ; 间 jiān (between) ; 蹇 jiǎn ; 剪 jiǎn (scissors)Pronunciation
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