Spot 间
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
间 component
jiān · between, among; midpoint; space, place, locality
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 间
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue间Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 间 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
涧=
氵
裥=
衤
锏=
钅
简=
⺮
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 间 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
简单jiǎndān
simple
HSK 3.0 · L3简历jiǎnlìcurriculum vitae
HSK 3.0 · L5简直jiǎnzhísimply
HSK 3.0 · L5简化jiǎnhuàto simplify
HSK 3.0 · L6简介jiǎnjièsummary
HSK 3.0 · L6简称jiǎnchēngto be abbreviated to
HSK 3.0 · L7-9简短jiǎnduǎnbrief
HSK 3.0 · L7-9简洁jiǎnjiéconcise
HSK 3.0 · L7-9简练jiǎnliànterse
HSK 3.0 · L7-9简陋jiǎnlòusimple and crude
HSK 3.0 · L7-9简体字jiǎntǐzìsimplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fan2 ti3 zi4]
HSK 3.0 · L7-9简要jiǎnyàoconcise
HSK 3.0 · L7-9