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U+9593, 間
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9593

[U+9592]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+9594]

Translingual

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Han character

(Kangxi radical 169, +4, 12 strokes, cangjie input 日弓日 (ANA), four-corner 77607, composition )

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1333, character 1
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 41249
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1839, character 1
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4288, character 6
  • Unihan data for U+9593
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Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): (door) + (sun). Originally , moonlight () peeking through a door () – interstice; space.

Etymology

The two pronunciations are related, with Pronunciation 2 ( (OC *kreːns)) being the exoactive of Pronunciation 1 ( (OC *kreːn)).

Related to:

Externally, likely related to Mizo kâr (space between; interval), Burmese ကြား (kra:, in-between; interval; interim), အကြား (a.kra:, gap; break) (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation 1

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Note:
  • ge1/ginn1 - vernacular;
  • gang1 - literary.

Definitions

  1. within a definite time period or place
       shíjiān   time, period
       wǎnjiān   evening, night
       shìjiān   world, earth
       kōngjiān   space
  2. among; between
    樹枝 [MSC, trad.]
    树枝 [MSC, simp.]
    Xiǎo niǎo men zài shùzhī jiān chàng gē. [Pinyin]
    The birds were singing among the branches of the tree.
    公司談判非常成功 [MSC, trad.]
    公司谈判非常成功 [MSC, simp.]
    Liǎng ge gōngsī jiān de tánpàn fēicháng chénggōng. [Pinyin]
    The negotiations between the two companies were successful.
    直線 [MSC, trad.]
    直线 [MSC, simp.]
    Liǎng diǎn jiān zhíxiàn zuì duǎn. [Pinyin]
    The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.
  3. a moment; a little while; instant
  4. room; chamber
       fángjiān   room
    衛生卫生   wèishēngjiān   bathroom, toilet
    衣帽衣帽   yīmàojiān   cloakroom
    雙人双人   shuāngrénjiān   double room
  5. section of a room; lateral space between two pairs of pillars
  6. Classifier for smallest units of housing, such as rooms and shopfronts.
  7. (chiefly Cantonese) Classifier for buildings in general, including schools, banks, cinemas, hospitals, shops, factories.
  8. a surname
Synonyms
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Compounds

Pronunciation 2

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Note: gain3 - Jieyang, Chaoyang.

Definitions

  1. opening; gap; break
  2. estrangement; alienation; hostility
  3. spy; secret agent
  4. to keep away from; to keep apart
  5. to separate; to partition
  6. to alternate; to do something alternately
  7. to be mixed up with; to be intermingled
  8. to sow discord
  9. to blame; to reproach
  10. intermittently; sometimes
  11. in secret; clandestinely

Compounds

Pronunciation 3


Definitions

  1. (obsolete) Variant pronunciation of the classifier sense.
  2. (obsolete) Used in place names.

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