jiān

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Source form: 間 / 间
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-db6311bf323d33bd. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

間 间 [jian1] /between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars/classifier for rooms/

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jiàn

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Source form: 間 / 间
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
gap / to separate / to thin out (seedlings) / to sow discontent
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-4840a508749fa4bc. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

間 间 [jian4] /gap/to separate/to thin out (seedlings)/to sow discontent/

Source material and teaching drafts have separate provenance. Long-term commercial licensing remains under review.

Reference information

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Character information

Other forms in these source records: 間

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