人間

人

rén

间

間

jia̅n

the human world / the earth

Characters and words in 人間

人

rén = r + (e)n2

person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

人 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: Neanderthal Man (人). Robinson Crusoe (r-) is looking for snacks in the encampment's kitchen (-en2) when he suddenly spots Neanderthal Man (人). Neanderthal Man offers him a banana (丿), but Robinson Crusoe doesn't trust the present and pokes it with a finger (㇏).

间

間

jia̅n = ji + an1

between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms

间 = 日 + 门 : Mnemonic symbol: a changing cubicle.

间 = 日 + 门 : Joan of Arc wants to try a new approach of solving earth's energy crisis. In front of the anthill she set up a changing cubicle and invites the sun to try it out. The sun doesn't know that the Joan of Arc installed a trap door inside of the changing cubicle and plans to exploit the sun as quasi inexhaustible energy source once she captured her.

间

間

jiàn = ji + an4

gap / to separate / to thin out (seedlings) / to sow discontent