Memory phrase for the character: 间

间

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Meaning

between, among, to separate

Pronunciation

jiān, jiàn

Explanation

Outside: gate 门/門, inside: sun 日

Mnemonic

The gate 門 has two wings (with a gap) and the sun shines between.

Radicals

间	between, among
門	gate	Typically simplified to: 门
日	sun, day	This radical was developed from a circle with a central dot as the image of the sun. As you can hardly draw circles or dots with a brush, it became the current rectangular shape.

Vocabulary

中间	zhōng jiān	between; intermediate; mid; middle
房间	fáng jiān	room
间隔	jiàn gé	compartment; gap; interval; to divide
夜间	yè jiān	nighttime; evening or night (e.g. classes)
区间	qū jiān	interval (math.)
间歇	jiàn xiē	to stop in the middle of sth; intermittent; intermittence
瞬间	shùn jiān	moment; momentary; in a flash
间谍	jiàn dié	spy
间谍软件	jiàn dié ruǎn jiàn	spyware
田间	tián jiān	field; farm; farming area; village
间接	jiàn jiē	indirect
间接	jiàn jiē

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