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閒

jiān

Character

What 閒 means

1. variant of {间|jiān}

Other readings

閒 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• jiànvariant of {间|jiàn}

Characters built on 月

These share the phonetic component 月 (yuè), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 脸liǎnface
• 肩jiānshoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
• 腺xiàngland
• 腱jiàntendon; sinew
• 腆tiǎnmake strong (as liquors); virtuous
• 腼miǎnused in 腼腆
• 胼piánused in 胼胝

Sounds the same

Read jiān, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 间between; among; within a definite time or space
• 坚strong; solid; firm
• 兼double; twice; simultaneous
• 艰difficult; hard; hardship
• 肩shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
• 煎to pan fry; to sauté
• 监to supervise; to inspect; jail
• 尖pointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing…
• 奸wicked; crafty; traitor
• 渐to imbue
• 笺letter; note-paper
• 歼to annihilate; abbr. for 歼击机