間U+959312 STROKES
Entry·pron. jiān
ㄐㄧㄢ
“Space between things; a room or place; a period of time; classifier for rooms; gap; to separate; to sow discord.”
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- 時間ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢtime as a concept or measurement; a point or duration in time; the present moment; a period or interval
- 之間ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢbetween; among; amid; used after nouns or certain bisyllabic words to indicate a short period of time
- 空間ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢspace; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space
- 期間ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢperiod of time; time period; interval; duration; a span of time
- 房間ㄈㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄢroom; a single enclosed space in a house or building.
- 民間ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢamong the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving ordinary people rather than the government.
- 中間ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢthe middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime.
- 晚間ㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢevening; night; the time after sunset; the later part of the day
- 瞬間ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄢin an instant; in a flash; a very short moment; a split second
- 人間ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢthe human world; the earthly realm; human society; the mortal world; the world of people.
- 夜間ㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄢnighttime; the time of night; evening or night (e.g. classes).
- 間接ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄝindirect; not direct; achieved through an intermediary or intermediate step; not immediate or straightforward
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