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间 — between; among

between; among; within a definite time or space; room

Pinyin
jiān · jiàn
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 1
Handwriting
required

This character has more than one reading — jiān, jiàn — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 间: 7 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

间 — 7 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 间 in the HSK syllabus: 26

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 房间fángjiānroomHSK 1
  2. 时间shíjiāntime; time; timeHSK 1
  3. 间jiānbetween; among; within a definite time or spaceHSK 2
  4. 洗手间xǐshǒujiāntoilet; lavatory; washroomHSK 2
  5. 卫生间wèishēngjiānbathroom; toilet; WCHSK 3
  6. 中间zhōngjiānthe middle; the insideHSK 3
  7. 时间表shíjiānbiǎoschedule; timetableHSK 4
  8. 之间zhījiānbetween; among; amidHSK 4
  9. 空间kōngjiānspace; room; scope; leeway; outer space; spaceHSK 5
  10. 期间qījiānperiod of time; time; time period; periodHSK 5
  11. 夜间yèjiānnighttime; evening or nightHSK 5
  12. 间隔jiàngégap; interval; compartment; to divide; to separateHSK 6
  13. 间接jiànjiēindirectHSK 6
  14. 民间mínjiānamong the people; popular; folk; non-governmentalHSK 6
  15. 其间qíjiānin between; within that interval; in the meantimeHSK 6
  16. 瞬间shùnjiānin an instant; in a flashHSK 6
  17. 车间chējiānworkshopHSK 7–9
  18. 间谍jiàndiéspyHSK 7–9
  19. 间断jiànduàndisconnected; interrupted; suspended; a gap; a breakHSK 7–9
  20. 间隙jiànxìinterval; gap; clearanceHSK 7–9
  21. 间歇jiànxiēto stop in the middle of sth; intermittentHSK 7–9
  22. 空间站kōngjiānzhànspace stationHSK 7–9
  23. 区间qūjiāndelimited areaHSK 7–9
  24. 人间rénjiānthe human world; the earthHSK 7–9
  25. 世间shìjiānworld; earthHSK 7–9
  26. 田间tiánjiānfield; farm; farming area; villageHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.