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jiān

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jiān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiān | jian1
English translation
between
among
within a definite time or space
room
section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars
classifier for rooms
gap
to separate
to thin out (seedlings)
to sow discontent
between, among; midpoint; space, place, locality

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About jiān

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

jiān

Contains the radical

Mén

Part of speech

Location word / 方位词 fāng wèi cí Fāngwèi cí

Learning hint

The sun  shining through a doorway Mén

Etymology of jiān

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

门日

Explanation

Simplified form of jiān . Depicts sunlight () shining through the gap in a door ( mén ).

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Example sentences using jiān

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预报 yùbào shuì qíng jiān 阵雨 zhèn yǔ .

The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers.

我们 wǒmen zhè zuò 房子 fáng zi shí jiù 约定 yuē dìng hǎo mǒu 房间 fángjiān 必须 bìxū 油漆 yóuqī .

We rented the house on the stipulation that certain rooms should be painted.

chūn dào le 人间 rénjiān , zài zhè 大杂院 dà zá yuàn zhǐ 增多 zēng duō le 困难 kùnnan .

The return of spring only increased the troubles of the yard.

脸上疼得发麻 fā má , jiān 隐隐 yǐn yǐn zuò tòng .

Her face was a dull pain and her side ached.

yòng 不不不不固态 gù tài 聚酯 jù zhǐ bǎn 制作 zhìzuò shì jiān jiē yóu qíng piān lái 制版 zhì bǎn ,不求 gěi 洋间步调 bù diào .

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Words with jiān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
时间 shíjiān time時間
之间 zhī jiān between之間
jiān between jiān
房间 fángjiān room房間
空间 kōngjiān space空間
期间 qījiān time期間
中间 zhōngjiān between中間
瞬间 shùnjiān in an instant瞬間
北京时间 Běi jīng Shí jiān Chinese Standard Time北京時間
间谍 jiàndié spy間諜
民间 mínjiān popular民間
洗手间 xǐshǒujiān toilet洗手間
夜间 yè jiān nighttime夜間
人间 rénjiān the earth人間
一时间 yī shí jiān for a moment一時間
车间 chē jiān workshop車間
卫生间 wèishēngjiān bathroom衛生間
间接 jiànjiē indirect間接
一瞬间 yī shùn jiān split second一瞬間
区间 qū jiān interval (math.)區間
世间 shì jiān world世間
晚间 wǎn jiān evening晚間
时间表 shí jiān biǎo schedule時間表
其间 qí jiān in between其間
间隔 jiàngé gap間隔

jiān Decomposition & Compounds

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jiān Decomposition

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jiān Compounds

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