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The Chinese word jian - 间 - jiān
( classifier (for rooms) )

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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

jiān

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(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)

Note: This Chinese character can also be pronounced jiàn. However, with a different pronunciation, the meaning of the character will change as well (not yet available in this dictionary).

English translations

classifier (for rooms), between, within a definite space, during a definite period of time, to divide, room,
to change, to block up, to put a space between, occasionally

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 间 ( jiān ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :

Chinese characters ( jian / jiān ) with pronunciation (English translation: <i>classifier (for rooms)</i> )
间 ( jian / jiān ) in traditional characters
間
Character complexity
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间 is composed of 7 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

space  |  period
间 ( jian / jiān ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 151)
Chinese example words containing the character 间 ( jian / jiān )
标准间 ( biāozhŭnjiān = standard room ), 车间 ( chējiān = workshop ), 持续期间 ( chíxùqījiān = while ), 持续时间 ( chíxùshíjiān = duration ), 房间 ( fángjiān = room ), 房间号 ( fángjiānhào = room number ), 商务间 ( shāngwùjiān = business suite ), 时间 ( shíjiān = time ), 卫生间 ( wèishēngjiān = toilet ), 洗手间 ( xĭshŏujiān = toilet ), 洗澡间 ( xĭzăojiān = bathroom ), 之间 ( zhījiān = between ), 中间 ( zhōngjiān = between )
Other characters that are pronounced jiān in Chinese
肩 (shoulder) , 坚 (solid) , 监 (to supervise) , 兼 (concurrent) , 艰 (difficult) , 煎 (to decoct)
More words that mean between in Chinese
zhījiān ( 之间 ), zhōng ( 中 ), zhōngjiān ( 中间 )

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