Explore in 3D3D

间

jiān/jiàn

between; among

Traditional 間
HSK 3.0 · Level 1 measure worddirection wordverb Explore in 3D3D

Ancient forms

2 forms
  1. BronzeWestern Zhou
  2. Small sealQin–Han

Glyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Meaning

jiān as in 时间 jian1
  1. between
  2. among
  3. within a definite time or space
  4. room
  5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars
  6. classifier for rooms

How often each reading is used

401 uses in 386 example sentences on this site

Example sentences

HSK words with 间

Measure word for · 16 of 23

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