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Character #171 · The First 1000

jiān

between

between; among; within a definite time or space; room

Also read jiàn (gap; to separate)

Strokes
712
TraditionalSimplified
間 间
Poster cell
C7
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • shíjiān time
  • zhōngjiān the middle
  • fángjiān room
  • mínjiān among the people
  • zhījiān (after a noun) between
  • qījiān period of time
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 间間

Write 间間 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, jiān, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell C7 · 28 × 36 grid

间間 is #171 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 间 mean in English?
间 (jiān) means "between": between; among; within a definite time or space; room.
How do you pronounce 间?
间 is pronounced jiān in pinyin, with the first (high, level) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄐㄧㄢ. It can also be read jiàn (gap; to separate).
How many strokes does 间 have?
The simplified form, 间, has 7 strokes. The traditional form, 間, has 12.
What is the traditional form of 间?
The traditional form of 间 is 間. 间 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 間 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 间?
Common words that use 间 include 时间 (shíjiān, time), 中间 (zhōngjiān, the middle), 房间 (fángjiān, room), 民间 (mínjiān, among the people).
How common is 间?
间 is number 171 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell C7 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.