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.
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Vocabulary
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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
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