间
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
间 (jiān) · measure word for rooms
间 (jiān) means “measure word for rooms”. It is made of 门 + 日 and has 7 strokes, and is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 间 into its parts
What 间 is made of
- 门 mén — door
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 日 rì — sun; day
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口 kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: The sun 日 shining through a doorway 门 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
间 stroke order
Example sentences
我家有三间房。Wǒ jiā yǒu sān jiān fáng.My home has three rooms.
这间房很干净。Zhè jiān fáng hěn gānjìng.This room is very clean.
Words with 间
- 房间fángjiānroom
- 时间shíjiāntime
- 洗手间xǐshǒujiāntoilet
- 中间zhōngjiānmiddle
- 民间mínjiānfolk
- 卫生间wèishēngjiānbathroom
- 空间kōngjiānspace
- 期间qījiānperiod
- 之间zhījiānbetween
- 间谍jiàndiéspy
- 间隔jiàngéinterval
- 间接jiànjiēindirect
- 人间rénjiānthe human world
- 瞬间shùnjiāninstant
- 时间表shíjiānbiǎotimetable
Also built with 门
- 们menplural suffix
- 闪shǎnto dodge
- 闭bìto shut
- 问wènto ask
- 闯chuǎngto rush
- 闲xiánfence
- 闷mèngloomy
- 闹nàonoisy
- 闻wénto smell
- 阂héseparated
- 阅yuèto examine
- 阐chǎnto disclose
Quick facts
| Pinyin | jiān |
|---|---|
| Meaning | measure word for rooms |
| Strokes | 7 |
| Radical | 門 (gate, #169) |
| Pattern | Open at the bottom |
| HSK | HSK 2 (exam 2025) · HSK 1 (2021) |
Questions about 间
What does 间 mean?
间 (jiān) means “measure word for rooms”.
How many strokes does 间 have?
间 has 7 strokes.
What is the radical of 间?
The radical of 间 is 門 (mén, “gate”), Kangxi radical number 169.
What parts make up 间?
间 is made of 门 (door) and 日 (sun; day).
Which HSK level is 间?
间 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Learn 间 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 31: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.