间 Stroke Order

间 (jiān) 1. Two segments of time or the place where two things connect. Example: 中间 (middle), 距间 (distance between), 奏间 (between movements), 天地之间 (between heaven and earth). 2. Within a certain space or time. Example: 田间 (in the field), 人间 (among people). 3. The divided parts within a house. Example: 里间 (inside room), 衣帽间 (clothes and hats room), 间量 (room size). 4. A measure word, the smallest unit of a house. Example: 一间房 (one room). 间 (jiān) 1. (The character "间" is a later developed character; the original character is written as "閒". The primary meaning can be seen in the character "间" (jiàn)). 2. Middle; inside (between; among). 3. A moment. 4. Recent. 5. Surname (閒). 间 (jiān) 1. Represents the measure word for houses. 2. See also jiàn. 3. "间" can be seen as xián. 1. Gap. Example: 空隙 (gap), 当间儿 (at the gap), 亲密无间 (intimate without gaps). 2. Separated, not connected. Example: 隔间 (separated), 断间 (broken connection), 接间 (intermittent connection), 间日 (gap days), 间歇 (intermittent), 黑白相间 (black and white intermingled). 3. To sow discord and make people uneasy. Example: 离间 (to sow discord), 间谍 (spy), 反间计 (counter-espionage plan). 4. To remove, to take away. Example: 拔去苗 (to thin out seedlings). 5. A secluded path. Example: 偏僻的小路 (narrow path), 行小间 (to take a small path). 6. To participate. Example: “肉食者谋之，又何间焉” (The meat-eaters conspired against him, what’s the participation in that?). 间 (jiān) 1. The original meaning: a gap in the door. The character formation: it is a compound character. Anciently written as "閒", "间" is a later developed character. In the golden inscriptions, it is made from the elements of door and moon. As per the commentary in "说文解字注" by 段玉裁: "When the door opens, the moon enters, and the door has a gap that allows moonlight in." (jiàn) 2. The same original meaning. Refers broadly to a gap or space in between. Example from classic literature: “故门中见月, 会意。” (Interpretation from 门). 3. Estrangement; a rift. Example from classic literature: "时将有反，事将有间" (There will be changes in time, there will be rifts in affairs). 4. Spy. Example: 间使 (secret envoy), 间骑 (scout). 间 (jiān) 1. To sow discord. Example: “谗人间之” (Malicious people sow discord). 2. To thin out excessive plants. Example: 间玉米苗 (thin out corn seedlings). 3. To keep apart. Example: “枫松相间” (maple and pine are interspersed). 4. Intermingled; mixed. 5. To blame; to slander. Example: “间然” (slander), “间非” (to reproach). 6. To participate. Reference: “肉食者谋之，又何间焉” (The meat-eaters conspired against him, what’s their role in that?). 7. Alternately; by turns. 间 (jiān) 1. Occasionally; intermittently. Example: “时时而间进” (advance occasionally). 2. In secret; under cover. Example: “又间令吴广之次所旁丛祠中” (also secretly commanded in the grove by Wu Guang). 3. See also jiān.