空间
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
空间 (kōngjiān) · space
空间 (kōngjiān) means “space; room”. It is written with 2 characters: 空 (empty) + 间 (measure word for rooms). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 空间 is built
The characters
空 kōng · empty
What 空 is made of
- 穴xué — cave
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 八bā — eight
- 宀 — roof
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 穴 gives the meaning, 工 gives the sound. (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
这个房间的空间很大。Zhè ge fángjiān de kōngjiān hěn dà.This room has a lot of space.
车里还有空间放箱子吗？Chē lǐ hái yǒu kōngjiān fàng xiāngzi ma?Is there still room in the car for a suitcase?
Questions about 空间
What does 空间 mean?
空间 (kōngjiān) means “space; room”.
How do you pronounce 空间?
空间 is pronounced kōngjiān.
Which HSK level is 空间?
空间 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 空气kōngqìair
- 有空儿yǒukòngrto be free
- 空调kōngtiáoair conditioner
- 空儿kòngrspare time
- 天空tiānkōngsky
- 航空hángkōngaviation
- 填空tiánkòngto fill in the blanks
- 空闲kòngxiánspare time
- 空洞kōngdòngempty
- 空前绝后kōngqiánjuéhòuunprecedented and unrepeatable
Learn 空间 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 40: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.