Characters › 间
7 strokes · radical 门 (gate) · traditional 間
12 strokes · simplified 间
A way to remember it
The sun seen through the crack of a door. The gap is the meaning: 中间, 时间, 房间 — the space between things.
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between; among
jiān — between; among
Radical 门 (gate) · 7 strokes · traditional 間
12 strokes · simplified 间
A way to remember itThe sun seen through the crack of a door. The gap is the meaning: 中间, 时间, 房间 — the space between things.