民间
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
民间 (mínjiān) · folk
民间 (mínjiān) means “folk; popular; among the people”. It is written with 2 characters: 民 (citizens) + 间 (measure word for rooms). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 民间 is built
The characters
民 mín · citizens
What 民 is made of
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 戈gē — spear
Origin hint: An eye 巳 pierced by a dagger 戈, an old mark of slavery (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
间 jiān · measure word for rooms
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)
Example sentences
这是一个民间故事。Zhè shì yī ge mínjiān gùshi.This is a folk tale.
我喜欢听民间音乐。Wǒ xǐhuan tīng mínjiān yīnyuè.I like listening to folk music.
Questions about 民间
What does 民间 mean?
民间 (mínjiān) means “folk; popular; among the people”.
How do you pronounce 民间?
民间 is pronounced mínjiān.
Which HSK level is 民间?
民间 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 公民gōngmíncitizen
- 民族mínzúnationality
- 农民nóngmínfarmer
- 人民rénmínthe people
- 人民币rénmínbìRMB
- 中华民族Zhōnghuá Mínzúthe Chinese nation
- 居民jūmínresident
- 移民yímínto emigrate
- 民主mínzhǔdemocracy
- 渔民yúmínfisherman
Learn 民间 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 97: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.