jiàn牮（間）
牮（間）
technical
literary
Meaning of 牮
牮 means to prop up at an angle; to shore up; to support; to block water with earth and stone. Pronounced jiàn.
- to prop up at an angle; to shore up; to support
- to block water with earth and stone
Character Info
Radical亻
Strokes8
Stroke Order
牮
Definitions & Examples
Lǎo老
wū屋
yǒu有
diǎn点
wāi歪
，
shī师
fu傅
shuō说
yào要
zhǎo找
mù木
tou头
bǎ把
tā它
jiàn间
yī一
xià下
。
The old house is leaning a bit; the craftsman said we need to find some timber to prop it up.
Gōng工
jiàng匠
men们
zài在
yòng用
cháng长
mù木
dǎ打
jiàn间
bō拨
zhèng正
nà那
dǔ堵
qīng倾
xié斜
de的
qiáng墙
。
The craftsmen are using long timbers to shore up and straighten that leaning wall.
Common Words
时间 / 時間shíjiān
time; moment; period; duration
空间 / 空間kōngjiān
space
房间 / 房間fángjiān
room
间接 / 間接jiànjiē
indirect; not direct; secondhand
间隔 / 間隔jiàngé
interval; gap; separate
民间 / 民間mínjiān
among the people; folk; non-governmental; unofficial
瞬间 / 瞬間shùnjiān
instant; moment; split second
中间 / 中間zhōngjiān
inside; center; between
期间 / 期間qījiān
during a period; within a timeframe
车间 / 車間chējiān
workshop; shop floor