间
jiān
between
among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms
gate (门) + sun (日) = the space between, lit from within
A door with sunlight streaming through the gap captures the essence of 'between' — the lit space in the doorway is literally the interval or room created by the structure. This spatial idea extends naturally to time intervals and physical rooms.
Words with 间
在这期间
zài zhè qī jiān
during time
适间
shì jiān
just now; just a moment ago
乡间
xiāng jiān
in the country
双人间
shuāng rén jiān
double room (hotel)
铸工车间
zhù gōng chē jiān
foundry (workshop or factory)
闭区间
bì qū jiān
closed interval (in calculus)
开区间
kāi qū jiān
open interval (in calculus)
开房间
kāi fáng jiān
to rent a room in a hotel
开间
kāi jiān
unit for the width of a room, equal to the standard width of a room in an old-style house – about 10 chi 尺[chi3]
间不容发
jiān bù róng fà
(to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom)
间作
jiàn zuò
interplanting
间使
jiàn shǐ
secret envoy