Chinese Character 间 Meanings and components.

Form

间

Meaning

间 meaning[3] in English

Between.

Among.

Within A Definite Time Or Space.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 间 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Men (门) , and abbr. for 日本[Ri4 … (日)

Its radical[1] is: 門 (men2) which means: Surname Men, .門men2surname Men

In cangjie it is written with LSA

How to write 间

To write间jian1between you should write a combination of 门men2surname Men , 日ri4abbr. for … arranged in a 回 shape:

门 + 日 = 间

间 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 间 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 间, looks as follow:

间
Pinyin:jian1 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: Between . Among . Within A Definite Time Or Space . Room . Section Of A Room Or Lateral Space Between Two Pairs Of Pillars . Classifier For Rooms
门
Pinyin:men2
Meaning[3]: Surname Men
日
Pinyin:ri4
Meaning[3]: Abbr. For 日本[Ri4 Ben3], Japan

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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