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The character 间, historically written as 間, derives from the compositional elements of 門 meaning "door" and 月 meaning "moon", conjuring the visual concept of moonlight filtering through a door crack to originally signify a physical gap or interval. This core notion of an opening between two entities naturally expanded to encompass broader spatial relationships, yielding meanings like "between" or "among", while structurally, the simplified form later altered the component from moon to 日 or "sun", preserving the essential idea of light penetrating a space. Semantically, the character further evolved to denote temporal intervals, as seen in constructs like 时间 for "time", and acquired functional roles such as a noun for "room" or a measure word for chambers, illustrating its progression from a concrete pictorial representation to an abstract and versatile morpheme in the language.
Example Sentences Hide
我的房间很大。
这个房间有窗户。
我没有时间了。
他坐在中间。
我们之间是朋友。
房间里的灯突然灭了。
每棵树之间都有间隔。
在短时间内，他完成了任务。