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间

jiān

room; between (also a measure word for rooms)

room; between (also a measure word for rooms)
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Character

间 jiān

Strokes
7
Radical
门 — gate, door, entrance, opening
Made of
门 gate, door, entrance, opening 日 sun
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这间房子很大。 Zhè jiān fángzi hěn dà. This room is very big.
  • 我家有三间房。 Wǒ jiā yǒu sān jiān fáng. My home has three rooms.
  • 那间房子是我的。 Nà jiān fángzi shì wǒ de. That room is mine.

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