Read Edit View history Discussion 间 jiānjiàngān HSK1 space Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 間. Depicts sunlight (日) shining through the gap in a door (門). Pinyin Separate values with commas jiān ×jian ×jiàn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 間 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 间 Simp strokes 间 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 间 Simp strokes 间 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 间 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 289, 773 ], [ 354, 720 ], [ 376, 688 ] ], [ [ 189, 696 ], [ 231, 648 ], [ 233, 583 ], [ 224, 283 ], [ 218, 213 ], [ 200, 119 ], [ 199, 50 ] ], [ [ 480, 738 ], [ 512, 731 ], [ 546, 734 ], [ 654, 759 ], [ 742, 768 ], [ 771, 758 ], [ 795, 732 ], [ 801, 94 ], [ 779, 41 ], [ 721, 57 ], [ 638, 99 ] ], [ [ 371, 533 ], [ 392, 513 ], [ 399, 437 ], [ 384, 231 ] ], [ [ 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312 Q 535 318 413 288 C 384 281 378 261 408 261 Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.