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) 剪 jiǎn (scissors)Pronunciation
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